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ORIGIN MYTHS
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Pacariqtambo, which means "the dawn tavern" or "the place of origin", was a place of three caves-three windows on to the world. Four brothers and four sisters stepped out of the middle cave. They were: Ayar Manco, Ayar Cachi, Ayar Auca, Ayar Uchu, an... |
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MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
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Architecture was by far the most important of the Inca arts, with textiles reflecting motifs that were at their height in architecture. The main example is the capital city of Cusco. The breathtaking site of Machu Picchu was constructed by Inca engin... |
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INCA EDUCATION
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Inca education during the time of the Inca Empire was divided into two principal spheres: education for the upper classes and education for the general population. The royal classes and a few specially-chosen individuals from the provinces of the Emp... |
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INCA FOUNDATION LEGENDS
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Manco Capac was the legendary founder of the Inca Dynasty in Peru and the Cuzco Dynasty at Cuzco. The legends and history surrounding this mythical figure are very jumbled, especially those concerning his rule at Cuzco and his birth/rising. In one le... |
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EFFECTS OF THE CONQUEST ON PEOPLE OF THE EMPIRE
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The long term effects of the arrival of the Spanish on the population of South America were simply catastrophic. While this is the case for every group of Native-Americans that encountered Europeans from the fifteenth century onwards, the Incan popul... |
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SITES OF INTEREST
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Ollantaytambo
Machu Picchu
Cusco
Sacsayhuaman
Moray
Vilcabamba
Choquequirao |
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ARCHAEOLOGY
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Andean civilization probably began c. 9500 BP. Based in the highlands of Peru, an area now referred to as the punas, the ancestors of the Incas probably began as a nomadic herding people. Geographical conditions resulted in a distinctive physical dev... |
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INCA FLAG
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Inca flag The Incan flagThere are 16th and 17th century chronicles and references that support the idea of a banner, or flag, attributable to the Inca. Francisco López de Jerez wrote in 1534:"all of them came distributed into squads, with their ... |
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WEAPONS, ARMOR, AND WARFARE
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The Inca army was the most powerful in the area at that time, because they could turn an ordinary villager or farmer into a soldier, ready for battle. This is because every male Inca had to take part in war at least once so as to be prepared for warf... |
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COCA
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The Incas revered the coca plant as being sacred or magical. Its leaves were used in moderate amounts to lessen hunger and pain during work, but were mostly used for religious and health purposes. When the Spaniards realized the effects of chewing th... |
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