incas

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The mystery across the secret bridge

2015
While in Machu Picchu, Peru, with their parents, eight-year-old twins Ethan and Ella cross a secret bridge and discover a mysterious stone sculpture.

Geography matters in the Inca empire

How do we know about the Incas? What were Inca towns and cities like? What was the lost city of the Incas ? Geography Matters in the Inca Empire looks at how the Inca Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Inca life through its geography. Read about how the mountainous Inca geography led to their development of terrace farming how the Incas worshipped the mountain peaks as gods and how the size of their Empire meant they built thousands of miles of roads and bridges to connect their people.

Geography matters in the Inca Empire

Looks at how the Inca Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Inca life through its geography..

The Incas and their ancestors

the archaeology of Peru
1999

Machu Picchu

a civil engineering marvel
2000
An illustrated examination of the Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Andes from an engineering perspective, discussing city planning, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, drainage infrastructure, agriculture, building foundations and stone walls, and construction methods. Includes cultural background on the Inca, and a walking tour.

The Incas remembered

1985
Centuries ago, they performed miraculously technical brain surgery, built modern irrigation canals, made agricultural discoveries still used by modern men and women.

Antisuyo

the search for the lost cities of the Amazon
1970
Vilcabamba and Muyok Viejo are two of the most important archaeological sites found in recent years.

The Incan empire

2011
Traces the history of the Incan empire from antiquity to the twenty-first century, discussing how the civilization rose to power, and describing their culture, daily lives, warfare, politics, religion, and related topics.

National Geographic investigates ancient Inca

archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past
2007
Discusses important archeological finds from the Andes region of South America and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to the ancient civilization of the Incas.

Indiana Jones and the arms of gold, part 3

2011
After a plane crash in which Indiana Jones and the beautiful Francisca are the only survivors, the two adventurers are captured by a menacing group of Incan natives.

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