Macchu Picchu: An Inca city high atop the
While the Conquistadors left an indellable mark on the Inca,
Andes. It has been the focus of fascination
their culture is still rich and alive!
since its rediscovery earlier in the last century.
This is the type of scene that would have greated the
While the Inca's agriculture thrived under their terrace system,
Spanish Conquistadors when they first met an Inca ruler
the Indigenous people have struggled for centuries to adjust
to western methods.
This is representative of Inca stonework
The sacred valley of the Inca known as Urubamba 15 km
from Cuzco. This rugged terrain is what conquistadors
had to contend with.