Guns, Germs and Steel: ch 3: Collision at Cajamarca

I'll be brief. This chapter is essentially just telling the story of how the Incan emperor Atahuallpa, at the zenith of his glory and power, came to be captured in Atahuallpa's own capital city Cajamarca and consequently killed by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizzaro.

It's a fascinating story, but is more of an appetizer meant to whet the reader's appetite for the real substance that is to come later in the book. The author implores us to consider the reasons for the Spanish superiority in terms of technology, written language and so forth that allowed them to make the long journey to the Incan empire, then capture and kill the one man the Incans revered as a god. Why was it not the case that the Incans developed sea-faring ships, metallurgy and sailed to Spain to capture King Charles I of Spain?
Indeed, answering the question above is the entire point of this book, thus making this chapter seem a bit redundant, nonetheless, this chapter still makes for engaging reading.