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  2. Inca cuisine - Wikipedia

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    The Inca civilization stretched across many regions on the western coast of South America (specifically Peru), and so there was a great diversity of unique plants and animals used for food. The most important plant staples involved various tubers, roots, and grains; and the most common sources of meat were guinea pigs , llamas , fish, and other ...

  3. Inca agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Most Andean crops and domestic animals were likewise pristine—not known to other civilizations. Potatoes and quinoa were among the many unique crops; Camelids (llamas and alpacas) and guinea pigs were the unique domesticated animals. The Inca civilization [2] was predominantly agricultural. The Incas had to overcome the adversities of the ...

  4. Vertical archipelago - Wikipedia

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    The suni zone rises from 3,200 to 4,000 m (10,500 to 13,100 ft) and is suitable for the production of native tubers and grains such as quinoa, kaniwa, and kiwicha. Given the innumerable valleys and micro-climates of the Andes, over the millennia Andean farmers developed over 1,000 varieties of potatoes , as well as other tuber species, such as ...

  5. Economy of the Inca Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Inca emperor regularly provided the local rulers with goods, and those partially redistributed those goods to the local people, providing them with housing, food, and clothing. In return, the commoners found themselves obligated towards their lords, and the lords towards the Inca emperor. [8]

  6. List of pre-Columbian inventions and innovations of ...

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    Inca road systems – the Inca built one of the most extensive road systems in the ancient world. The Incas built upon the roads, which were originally constructed by previous Andean civilizations such as the Chimu, Nazca, Wari, Moche, and others. The Inca also further refined and expanded upon the earlier innovations and systems laid in place ...

  7. Inca technology - Wikipedia

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    The famous lost Inca city is an architectural remnant of a society whose understanding of civil and hydraulic engineering was advanced. Today, it is famously known for its remarkable preservation as well as the beauty of the building's architecture. [4] The site is located 120 km northwest of Cuzco in the Urubamba river valley, Peru. [4]

  8. Inca aqueducts - Wikipedia

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    The Inca aqueducts refer to any of a series of aqueducts built by the Inca people. The Inca built such structures to increase arable land and provide drinking water and baths to the population. Due to water scarcity in the Andean region, advanced water management was necessary for the Inca to thrive and expand along much of the coast of Peru ...

  9. Qullqa - Wikipedia

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    The Inca empire and the roads which traversed it A complex of 27 Qullqas above Ollantaytambo, Peru. A qullqa (Quechua pronunciation: [ˈqʊʎˌqa] "deposit, storehouse"; [1] (spelling variants: colca, collca, qolca, qollca) was a storage building found along roads and near the cities and political centers of the Inca Empire. [2]