Peru Inca
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Undaunted by the often harsh andean environment the incas conquered people and exploited landscapes in. Peru p e r u. The inca civilization flourished in ancient peru between c.
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The inca first appeared in what is today southeastern peru during the 12th century ad. This gallery reveals the splendour drama and beauty of ancient peru and the famous empire of the incas. Ancient peru was the seat of several prominent andean civilizations most notably that of the incas whose empire was captured by spanish conquistadors in 1533.
Inca south american indians who ruled an empire that extended along the pacific coast and andean highlands from the northern border of modern ecuador to the maule river in central chile. The inca empire was the largest empire in pre columbian america. Piruw officially the republic of peru spanish.
The ancient city is intriguing becauselike at other sites in peruthe inca built on top of an earlier pre inca settlement. Their descendants today remain in and around the andes and make up the largest ethnic group in peru. Peru declared its independence in 1821 and remaining spanish forces were defeated in 1824.
From their capital cuzco in the central peruvian andes the inca created a huge empire in the 13th century reaching over 2400 miles along the length of the andes and home to 12 million people.