1. The Conquistadors website explores the adventures of Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, …

2. Francisco Pizarro and his 168 soldiers met Atahualpa here after weeks of marching from Piura.

3. It was rebuilt under the direction of the Jesuit priest Juan Rehr after the earthquake of 1746. Its facade and interior are austere , especially the chorus seats, altar and the tomb of conqueror Francisco Pizarro.

4. It lies in a fertile valley on the eastern slopes of the Andean Cordillera Occidental at an elevation of 9,007 feet (2,746 metres) above sea level and has a pleasant and invigorating climate. Ayacucho was founded in 1539 by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro and called Huamanga until 1825.