Ransom Room

Exterior view of the building known as Ransom Room, in Cajamarca where the Inca Atahualpa was confined.

The Ransom Room (El Cuarto del Rescate) is a small building located in Cajamarca, Peru. It is considered to be the place where the Inca Empire came to an end with the capture and eventual execution of the Inca Emperor Atahualpa.[1]

  1. ^ Ravines, Rogger; El cuarto del rescate de Atahualpa, 1532–1986; Lima: Instituto Nacional de Cultura, 1987. OCLC 21464899