• "Sapa Inkakuna". Painting from the 18th century. It portrays the Inca royal lineage and belongs to the Cusco School, unknown author.
  • Un peuple en guerre contre le temps, William Sullivan, Ed. du Rocher, 2000, (ISBN 2-268-03533-6), 266 p. (La civilisation inca par le prisme de sa pensée religieuse).
  • With their capital city of Cusco at the heart of their empire, the Incas excelled in various fields, such as engineering, agriculture, and art.
  • The Incas believed that their ruler, the Sapa Inca, was the son of the sun god, Inti. The Incas built an extensive system of roads, spanning over 14,000 miles.
  • The Inca civilation was in full bloom. ... According to Incas History, Quechuas were most prominent for establishing the Inca Empire in pre-Columbian America.
  • At its peak, the Inca Empire lasted less than a century before it was destroyed by the Spaniards. In about 1300 the Incas founded their capital city of Cuzco.
  • Little by little, in a process that lasted until the 15th century, the warrior strength and supremacy of the Incas led the Empire to reach its greatest extent.
  • The famous Inca trails crisscross the entire Empire, and legend has it that they made it possible for the Inca in Cusco to catch fresh fish from the Pacific daily.
  • It was the main activity in the Inca empire and the Incas became experts in this art, reaching adapt to the terrain and rigorous climate of the Andes.
  • Therefore, the travel experts and Cusco locals of Machu Travel Peru prepared the following article to show the 15 most interesting facts about the Incas.