The Incas governed the 10 million people in their realm with what amounted to a federal system. Power was centred in Cusco, in the south of what is now Peru, but spread through several levels of ...

The Inca Empire managed vast territories without a written alphabet, relying instead on a mysterious system of knotted strings known as the khipu. Once dismissed as simple accounting tools, new ...

INCA LEVIES  Knotted cords created by South America’s Inca empire suggest this mysterious civilization, represented here by ruins of a fortified center in Peru, instituted a tax system ...

The bridge, which has become a major landmark on the road system, is rebuilt each June and continues to be used by locals and a growing number of tourists. “The Inca were great technicians and ...

After centuries of speculation, archaeologists in Peru have confirmed the existence of an underground tunnel network, thought to have been built by the Incas. The groundbreaking discovery was ...

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Hidden underground tunnel system built by Incas found beneath Cusco. Tunnels mentioned historical accounts in in the sixteenth century. Athena Stavrou. Tuesday 21 January 2025 09:29 GMT.