Incas

Cultural  

1. A Native American people who built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The center of their empire was in present-day Peru. Francisco Pizarro of Spain conquered the Inca Empire.

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Example Sentences

Aided by these links, the Incas’ realm, though it endured for only a century, was one of the best-administered empires in history.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s a mystical weirdness about the place that is so cool,” Glasnow said of the ancient stone-walled structures of the Lost City of the Incas.

From Los Angeles Times

From there the Princess will head to Qoricancha, or “The Golden Temple” in Quechua language, considered the most important - and most sacred - temple by the Incas.

From Washington Times

Today, we know that de la Vega’s vision of the Incas was idealized.

From New York Times

“Our grandparents, before the time of the Incas, worked with traditional medicine, all-natural. I have been working for almost 44 years in this small stall.”

From National Geographic