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Fact #1

Politically, the Inca Empire was an absolutist and theocratic monarchy. The right to lead was hereditary; for everything that the Inca mentioned was considered the highest law.

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The Ayllu was the base of the Inca social organization; in the ayllu everything was community work “all for one, and one for all”. It is said that they were descendants of a common trunk. This group of related people had a single leader called Curaca. They were in charge of organizing tasks at the territorial level, since they were advisors, judges, and administrators of the ayllu's assets.

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The basis of the Inca economy has been agriculture. It is estimated that the economic achievements were the result of an equitable distribution of resources and an exuberant agricultural production.

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The Inca empire was the largest pre-Columbian state in all of America. At the time of its maximum expansion, the Empire reached an area of ​​approximately 1,800,000 square kilometers. Despite its enormous extension and power, the Inca empire did not colonize to a great extent, it reached a population of 14 million people, approximately 7 inhabitants per km2.

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Inca architecture was characterized by its solidity, simplicity and symmetry, always seeking harmony with nature. Its horizontal type constructions made with stone, adobe have given resistance to seismic events. Its constructions have a padded style that gives the sensation of softness. Without a doubt, the Inca architecture is one of the great legacies of this civilization that has been preserved over time, at the same time, the ability and skill of these builders continue to amaze engineers and architects today.

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Agriculture was adapted to natural conditions; so they develop advanced techniques such as: cultivation terraces located in places that seemed inaccessible, called platforms, to take advantage of the slopes of the hills. Each step was used to grow vegetables according to properties and climates. Also, create ingenious irrigation systems.

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In these cities, people lived in stone houses with roofs made of straw, totora or other vegetables. They were constructions of one or two rooms, very small and without windows, which were given to the person who married.

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Male llamas are bred with female alpacas to increase the weight of the wool. These animals were important to the economy of the Inca empire, which flourished in Peru from around 1400 to 1533. The Incas used their wool to make cloth, which doubled as currency.

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Fact #9

There are 2 legends about the origin of the Inca empire. The first legend told by the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega tells that Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo left Lake Titicaca, sent by the Sun God, to civilize the population and create an empire in their name, that is how they emigrated to Cusco.

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The second legend told by the chroniclers of Inca history speaks of the Ayar brothers and tells that the God Ticci Viracocha (which means "Maker of the World") sent his children with their wives; who possessed special powers and abilities in search of land. It was thus that they settled in Cusco.

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Religion was present in every aspect of the life of the Incas. these were polytheists. This empire believed in the existence of three worlds created by the God Viracocha.

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Quechua is a language present in South America, mainly in Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. also, it was present in the Inca civilization.

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The Incas did not have writing, but they were masters of mathematics; they had an exact control thanks to the Qhipu. In Quechua, the word Qhipu basically means "knot" and served as a numerical record. This was his main accounting instrument; as is known, depending on the type of knot, the intensity and the osition, they expressed something different.

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Hanan Pacha (above, celestial or supraterrestrial world): it was a celestial world and only the righteous could enter it. He was represented by the Condor.

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Kay Pacha (real world): it was the world in which the Incas inhabited the real and earthly world. Represented by the Puma.

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Uku Pacha (underworld or world of the dead): The world of the dead was considered the one in which the unborn were. The caves were considered lines of communication between this world and the earthly. Represented by the Serpent. For the inhabitants of Tahuantinsuyo, death represented a journey from one life to another life. The Incas believed in life after death, which is why the dead were buried with their personal belongings.

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