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5 unusual facts about Inca Empire


Huaman

Huaman is a Peruvian surname that carries an historical meaning, from the age that precedes the Inca Empire period of pre-Hispanic culture.

Inca Empire

Pizarro and some of his men, most notably a friar named Vincente de Valverde, met with the Inca, who had brought only a small retinue.

Kingdom of the Sun

Kingdom of the Sun may refer to the Inca Empire, or ancient Egypt.

Lagniappe

Before the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire certain Quechua words entered the Spanish language.

Letters from a Peruvian Woman

The inspiration for the novel came from seeing a performance of Alzire, Voltaire's play set during the Spanish conquest of Peru; immediately afterwards, in May 1743, she began to read the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega's History of the Incas, which supplied most of the historical background for the story.


Catequilla

Attributed to the Pre-Columbian era Quitu-Cara culture, it was presumably used as an astronomical observatory even before the arrival of the Incas, and is the only prehispanic site in the Americans that is thought to be exactly at Earth's Equator.

Ceque system

The Ceque (Quechua; also zeq'e) system was a series of ritual pathways leading outward from Cuzco into the rest of the Inca Empire.

History of Lima

Prior to the arrival of the Inca Empire, the valleys of the Rímac and Lurín rivers were grouped under the Ychsma polity.

Huáscar

Huáscar Inca (Quechua: Waskar Inka, of uncertain meaning, said to be related to his birthplace Huascarpata; 1503–1532) was Sapa Inca of the Inca empire from 1527 to 1532 AD, succeeding his father Huayna Capac and brother Ninan Cuyochi, both of whom died of smallpox while campaigning near Quito.

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge

At the start of the game, Carmen steals a rare Franco-Italian edition of The Travels of Marco Polo (which conveniently has the title written on the cover in English) and, as the game progresses, she goes on to steal a Māori wood carving, Incan Quipus and other seemingly random items.


see also

San Pedro de Ycuamandiyú

The conquistador Aleixo Garcia, the first European to cross Paraguay and reach the Inca empire in 1524, is believed to have been killed near San Pedro on his return.