Inca Kola

The Inca Road System The Inca empire is considered by many to be the most successful empire in the history of South America. They were a people who built an empire along the west coast of South America. It flourished for about a hundred years through some of the 13th and 14th centuries until the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered them. One way that they were able to progress to such an extent is through their long and advanced road system, which itself flourished in many ways. It…

Qin Dynasty and Inca Civilization Living high on the hillsides, the Inca Civilization grew into a strong monarchy where they were separated from the rest of the world for hundreds of years. On the contrary, the Qin dynasty developed in valleys and plains where they had internal disputes and constant raids from the north. These civilizations were different in most aspects of life except for some minor topics. One aspect of life that differed between the two civilizations was geography and…

Emily Ensslin Period 5 The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The empire began during the 12th century A.D. in a mountain range in South America called the Andes Mountains or modern day southeastern Peru. According to the Inca’s origin myth, they were created by the sun god, Inti, and his children. As time progressed, through their strong leaders and military, the Incas were able to conquer many surrounding empires. The empire had conquered and expanded along the coast…

Walking the Inca trails, I experienced the culture and life altering interactions with the local people. I noticed the complex network that exemplifies the advancements of the long lasting Inca Roads and its spiritual ideas. The roads linked communities together and extends 24,000 miles long. Along the walk, I came across enormous amounts of rocks on top of each other. These combinations of rocks are called Apacheta; it is where pilgrims traveling up and down the road have deposited rocks as…

There were countless civilizations I could have selected from but, none caught my attention quite like the Incas. Who are they? Incas are best defined as “a civilization in South America formed by ethnic Quechua people, also known as Amerindians” (Staff Writer, 2016). Inca descendants were originally hunters from Asia, who originated over the years to find new means of living. However, the Inca themselves would have you believe differently, they would “explain their origin through legends,…

Both civilizations were great warriors. While the Aztec’s had one big empire; the Inca had their empire split into four sections each with its own governor from the royal family. The Aztec’s ruled by a monarch and didn’t have the best control over their conquered peoples. The Aztecs used their conquered peoples as slaves; however, the…

Clash with the Chesapeake - When they first arrived, they encoutered the chieftain Powhatan who asserted supremacy of the James river, he considered the settleres as future allies so didn't do much but tensions were still high. Once Lord De La Warr arrived he placed "irish tactics" against the indians basically rainding villages, burning houses, doing bad stuff to them. The marriage of Pocahontas to John rolfe ended this first anglo-powhatan war. But eventually the Indians fought back killing…

that simultaneously surrounds its rich history and the present-day lives of the native people who called the Sacred Valley home; a place where modernity and tradition as in equilibrium. Otherwise known as El Valle Sagrado de Los Incas, or the Sacred Valley of the Incas, this region was the birthplace and epicenter of the Incan people, and is now home to their ancient…

By: Clara Gisbert Zerpa Paola Ruíz León Ana López Román Isabel Aisa Orga EADA HM01, 2015 Executive Summary Hacienda Montaña Imbabura The Hacienda Montaña Imbabura is an Eco-lodge luxury hotel located in the mountain Imbabura in the province of Imbabura in Ecuador. This province in the 4th most popular province in Ecuador for tourist due to its natural environment, cultural influence and eco-touristic offer, in the year 2013 the province recorded a total of 345.240 travelers of…

created to only be a image of the person in the painting, but also to convey information about their life and their accomplishments. One of the most notable examples of this type of painting is the Portrait of Marcos Chiguan Thopa Coronilla Inca. Marcos, a royal Inca descendant is portrayed standing very similar to the posture of the Viceroys next to table and a engraved stone. By reading the stone, the observer can gather many pieces of information about Marcos. Marcos was awarded the position…