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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
Created by Anna