LOST CIVILIZATIONS

The Incas

Inca civilization's exact origins are unknown.However, by year 1500, Tawantinsuyu - Inca Empire - was the largest and richest in pre-

Columbian America.

Incas controlled an estimated population of twelve million people spread over 2,500 miles (4,000

km.) along the western coast of America, on the Andean range.

The Incas ruled a land that most of which was made up of two parallel mountain ranges with high plateaus. Most of the land is

3,000 meters above sea level.

The Inca of Peru have long held a mystical fascination for people of the western world. Four hundred years ago the fabulous wealth in gold and silver possessed by these people was discovered, then plundered by Spanish conquistadors.

Sacred Valley

Cusco was the center of the Inca Empire, with its advanced hydraulic engineering, agricultural techniques, marvelous architecture, textiles, ceramics and ironworks.

MACHU PICCHU...Incas Best Kept Secret

In The Mighty Andes Mountains

Terraced agricultural areas.

Pisac Ruins At Sacred Valley

Ollantytambo

PYRAMID

Altar

Fire Temple

Tiaunaco Sun Gate

Mysterious Giant Stone Sculpture

Strange Stone Carvings

Music: El Condor Pasa

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