• "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.
  • As with other ancient Americas cultures, the historical origins of the Incas are difficult to disentangle from the founding myths they themselves created.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 civilization, which flourished prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus, was the most extensive and expansive cultural complex in the Americas.
  • 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.