The Incas, the decayed Indian tribe from South America
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...