Inca empire and culture history:
-Largely destroyed by the Spanish in the most brutal conquest seen in the American continent.
-Led under the leadership of Fransisco Pizarro, the Spanish over 280,000 kilograms of gold from the Inca, destroyed and prohibited all expression of native religion and culture. Yet many traditions managed to survive in the myths and culture of Peru, Ecuador and Columbia.
-The present-day Quechua-speaking peoples of the Andes are the descendants of the Inca. They make up almost 45 percent of the population of Peru and live in close-knit communities. They also combine farming and herding with simple traditional technology. Much of the agricultural work is done cooperatively.
-Led under the leadership of Fransisco Pizarro, the Spanish over 280,000 kilograms of gold from the Inca, destroyed and prohibited all expression of native religion and culture. Yet many traditions managed to survive in the myths and culture of Peru, Ecuador and Columbia.
-The present-day Quechua-speaking peoples of the Andes are the descendants of the Inca. They make up almost 45 percent of the population of Peru and live in close-knit communities. They also combine farming and herding with simple traditional technology. Much of the agricultural work is done cooperatively.