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Incas Info

Incas

Founded in the twelfth century in the region of Lake Titicaca, the Andean empire of the Quechua-speaking Incas grew until, by the fifteenth century, it extended from southern Colombia in the north to Argentina and central Chile in the south. Their society was rigidly divided into classes: the nobility, their servants, and the common people. The Incas worshipped the sun and the moon, and believed that Manco Capac, their first emperor or inca, was descended from the sun. An extensive network of roads was built to facilitate control over the empire from its capital in Cuzco. The Incas left an impressive heritage of monuments, including the palace complex of Machu Picchu. The empire collapsed in 1533 when the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro had the emperor Atahualpa executed and occupied Cuzco.

Voir aussi : Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu [ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu]

Machu Picchu → Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Info

Machu Picchu

An Inca fortress and sacred city in the southern Peruvian Andes. The site covers an area of around five square miles (thirteen square kilometers) at an altitude of 7, 874 feet (2, 400 meters). It includes a temple and citadel and is surrounded by terraces. It was rediscovered in 1911 by the American Hiram Bingham.