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The Incas were an indigenous people living in the northwest of South America, in the Andes. The heyday of the Inca civilization lasted roughly from 1438 to 1532, so only a century. The entire kingdom was destroyed by the Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro.w., All the gold was looted. For the Incas gold meant nothing but for the Spaniards was is true wealth. Many contemporary buildings in the Peruvian town Qosqo (Cuzco) are built on the remains of ancient Inca buildings, because Cuzco was the capital of the empire. The Incas were great architects. They built bridges over rivers, great forts, and beautiful cities with temples. They knew how to cultivate the mountains by building terraces on these mountains. Machu Picchu is a good example of an architectural world wonder. The walls of the buildings consisted of stones, which were so placed into each other, that there was no need of cement. To ensure that the moon and the sun would not stop, stones were placed on the mountain t...

The Amazon River flows mostly through the Amazon rainforest and the Amazon basin. A  beautiful piece of unspoiled nature located in South America, known for its dense forests and unique flora and fauna. Amazon River in dimensions The Amazon is the second longest river in the world. But it counts the most water, about 2% of all natural fresh water in the world. The river rises at 5200 meters altitude in the snow of the Andes Mountains, more specifically, a glacier in Peru, some 190 km from the Pacific Ocean. Unlike many other rivers, the Amazon river choose for the longest possible path of 6516 km with hundreds snaked s-curves. With its 6516 km, the Amazon River is about two times longer than the Mississippi River and five times longer than the Rhine. To give you an idea of ​​its enormous length: this is approximately the distance from Berlin to New York. From tributaries to the Atlantic The Amazon has also other names such as: the Maranon. The river is joined by...