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The Inca civilization was also filled with shrines around natural monuments such as mountains, caves, rivers, and other naturally occurring earth formations. These shrines were called huacas. Huacas were erected in locations where the Incan people of the region believed that they originated from. For example, in Cuzco there were many huacas marked into the … Read more
They Incas vs. the Spanish was a local event between nations from two different hemispheres. The Incas were from the eastern hemisphere and the Spanish were from the western hemisphere. The two hemispheres were very different. The eastern hemisphere has landed gong from north to south unlike the western hemisphere where land goes from west … Read more
It is often argued that Incan architecture is the most significant and outstanding pre-Columbian architecture in South America. The famous royal estate of Machu Picchu is a surviving example of the illicit and amazing Inca architecture to go along with other significant sites that include Sacsayhuaman and Ollantaytambo. The Incas also are known for developing … Read more