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

"Guano was a highly sought-after resource the Incas would have wanted access to, playing an important role in the diplomatic arrangements between the Inca and the Chincha communities," Dr. Bongers said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Whereas for the Incas the route was a way to impose order, for the Spanish it became a means of extracting resources—another common reason that geographic links are forged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“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 • Mar. 27, 2024

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 • Nov. 3, 2023

Atahuallpa and his army came to be at Cajamarca because they had just won decisive battles in a civil war that left the Incas divided and vulnerable.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond