Vilcabamba (in Hispanicized spelling) or Willkapampa (Aymara and Quechua), often called the Lost City of the Incas, is a lost city in the Echarate District...
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The Neo-Inca State, also known as the Neo-Inca state of Vilcabamba, was the Inca state established in 1537 at Vilcabamba by Manco Inca Yupanqui (the son...
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Inti nominated the one who should assume the Inca position. Eventually, with the passage of time, Incas named their favorite son as co-governor with the...
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1515 – 1544) (Manco Inca Yupanqui in Spanish) was the founder and monarch (Sapa Inca) of the independent Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, although he was originally...
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Machu Picchu (redirect from Idol of the Incas)
970 ft). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the Machupicchu District within...
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Vilcabamba is a village in the southern region of Ecuador, in Loja Province, about 45 km (28 mi) from the city of Loja. The name ‘Vilcabamba’ apparently...
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The Incas were most notable for establishing the Inca Empire which was centered in modern-day South America in Peru and Chile. It was about 4,000 kilometres...
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Túpac Amaru (category 16th-century Sapa Incas)
in Vilcabamba in 1540. After a Spanish attack in 1544 in which Manco Inca Yupanqui was killed, his son Sayri Tupac assumed the title of Sapa Inca (emperor...
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Empire of the Incas, they gave the name "Peru" to what the natives knew as Tawantinsuyu. The name "Inca Empire" (Imperio de los Incas) originated from...
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devastating, and the shocked Incas offered such feeble resistance that the battle has often been labeled a massacre, with the 2,000 Incas slain and the Spanish...
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Vitcos (category Inca)
and Vilcabamba. Vitcos was often the residence of the rulers of the Neo-Inca state until the Spanish conquest of this last stronghold of the Incas in 1572...
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Explore the Inca Trail, p. 50 Elorrieta Salazar, Fernando E. & Elorrieta Salazar, Edgar (2005) Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas, page 123...
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D'Altroy, Terence N. (2005). The Incas. Blackwell Publishing: Malden, pp. 86–89, 111, 154–155 Moseley, Michael E. (2004). The Incas and their Ancestors (revised...
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State in Vilcabamba. He was the son of Huayna Capac: 95 and half brother of Ninan Cuyochi, Huáscar, Atahualpa, Túpac Huallpa and Manco Inca Yupanqui...
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Sayri Túpac (category 16th-century Sapa Incas)
the ruler of the Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba. He ruled until his death in 1560. Sayri Tupac's father Manco, the last ruling Inca emperor, had attempted...
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Empire, the Neo-Inca state, and the Inca religion. In May 1571, Titu Cusi died suddenly. The Incas in Vilcabamba blamed a Catholic priest for his death...
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Inca architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America. The Incas inherited an architectural legacy from Tiwanaku, founded...
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Sacred Valley (redirect from Sacred Valley of the Incas)
the Incas (Spanish: Valle Sagrado de los Incas; Quechua: Willka Qhichwa), or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital...
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the Inca Empire, the army was mainly formed of ethnic Inca troops. Later on, however, only the officers and imperial guards were Incas (the Incas were...
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Salcantay, Salkantay or Sallqantay (in Quechua) is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range, part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco...
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Cusi Huarcay (category Inca royal consorts)
accompanied her husband-brother Sayri Túpac from Vilcabamba to Spanish controlled territory in 1556. Garcilaso de la Vega described her as extremely beautiful...
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of the story is taken from Vilcabamba, Peru, the capital of the Neo-Inca State and the last outpost maintained by the Incas before it was completely crushed...
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Antisuyu (category Subdivisions of the Inca Empire)
Lari, whose people were “Incas by privilege” Machiguenga Omasayo or Umasuyu Paucartambo or Pawqartampu Piro Shipibo Vilcabamba or Willkapampa Amazon Rainforest...
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The Vilcabamba mountain range is located in the region of Cusco, Peru, in the provinces of Anta, La Convención and Urubamba. It extends between 13°10'...
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13°03′50″S 72°56′02″W / 13.064°S 72.934°W / -13.064; -72.934 Vilcabamba District is one of fourteen districts of the La Convención Province in the Cusco...
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ramparts of a massive citadel, the Incas never retreated here to defend their empire against the Spaniards. When Manco Inca rebelled against the Spanish in...
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establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as well as the resistance of the Incas of Vilcabamba, that culminated in the execution of the last of them, Túpac Amaru...
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1200 BC, and occupied until around 400–500 BC by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located in the Ancash Region, 434 kilometers (270 mi)...
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Incas (emperors) in public or private places, including homes, were ordered to be destroyed Plays or other public functions commemorating the Incas were...
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Titu Cusi (category 16th-century Sapa Incas)
jʊˈpæŋkɪ]) (1529 – 1571) was an Inca ruler of Vilcabamba and the penultimate leader of the Neo-Inca State. He was a son of Manco Inca Yupanqui, He was crowned...
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