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Incas

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  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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Unfortunately for the Incas, their case also underscores the truth that the advantages of manmade connections can run both ways, sometimes to the detriment of the creators.

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

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

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2023

Two Native American peoples, the Aztecs and the Incas, ruled over empires with stone tools.

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

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