It was there that the Spanish captured Atahuallpa, the Inca leader. Gold was the driving force for many of these adventurers in the New World, where the prospect of a big score fueled almost limitless daring. But more than the promise of huge wealth awaited the conquistadors. The New World boasted great civilizations accomplished in law, writing, architecture and the arts. In the 21st century, there is little, if any, such isolation left.
Modernism inevitably means the end of traditional societies.
That's the name of the game. The prevailing religion today is globalization, and for it to work, he explains, you can't have people dwelling on parochial concerns. In today's world, set in motion by the conquistadors, the Inca sun god can't hold a candle to Coke.