Learn about the Inca Trail in this article!įor hundreds of years, conquistadores and Often, these trails run at staggering heights and some of themĪre still in perfect condition, hikers love to try them out! An impressive ancient road system built by the Incas in the Andes Stretches in the southwestern part of SouthĪmerica, mostly in Peru and reaches a total length of 22.530 km (14,000 Read further: The Spanish Conquest & Colonization Juan, Gonzalo and Hernando, he managed to conquer the mighty Inca Empire With a group of allies, among whom his brothers, The main leader of these Spanish invading forces was theįamous Francisco Pizarro. Read further: The Inca Aqueducts, IrrigationĬonquistadors have arrived to Peru in theĮarly 1500s. They are true wonders of Inca construction! Many of these waterwaysĪre still functioning at: Tambomachay, Ollantaytambo, Tipón, Machu PicchuĪnd other locations. The civil engineering of the Incas still stuns us. On the agricultural lands, ensuring drinking water, but even water for The waterways were carved into hard rock and used for helping irrigation Read further: The Inca Agricultural Terraces Incas who built the terraces 500 years ago. Many of these terraces, called AndinasĪre still in use today by local Quechuans.Īgriculturally productive region, thanks to the wonderful skills of the Unusable land on the sides of mountains and hills usable for agricultureīy building terraces on its sides. Hopefully you will find valuable informationĪbout Inca religion in this article that we have put together. Sometimes offered sacrificed to them, sometimes even human sacrifices. They venerated their gods with deep loyalty and have
The two main gods were Viracocha (the superior god) and Inti They had a god for just about anything from fertility The Incas were polytheists, meaning that they Incas and also giving information about the structure of leadership andĪbout the way Incas perceived their leaders. This article is taking you through the rulingĭynasties and periods of the Inca Empire, presenting you the rulers of the Their leaders, who were believed to have connection with the gods. The Inca population was deeply religious and had faith in The Inca Rulers were considered demigods by Read further: The Inca Empire (Tahuantinsuyo) When the Spaniards have put an end to it.Īppearance, its most important moments and the cultures which inhabited The Tahuantinsuyo, as the Incas called it wasĪ flourishing empire in northwestern South America until the early 1500s, It was one of the World's largest empires and Where most of the impressive Inca cities were built. The Inca was one of the biggest AmerindianĬivilizations, with proven construction skills, fine sense for art and anĮmpire was Peru - this is where the most important events happened and Location: Rediscover Machu Picchu > The Inca
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