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This map illustrates the route and story of the Kon-Tiki Expedition (1947), a groundbreaking voyage led by Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), in which a crew of six sailed a balsa-wood raft from Callao, Peru, to Raroia Atoll in the Tuamotu Islands of Polynesia. Covering 8,000 km (5,000 miles) in 101 days, the journey aimed to test Heyerdahl’s theory that pre-Columbian South Americans could have reached...
the way to Machu Picchu ( Peru )
The sacred Inca valley of Peru from the air. #viewfromthewindowseat #cusco #peru #sacredvalley #incaempire #machupicchu #southamerica #travel #tradingplaces #explore #instagood #beauty #nature (at Cusco, Peru) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuromwhFcbk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=39mhzqz32f0g
Decided to try my hand at this cosplay aesthetic thing going around. Also I blame @arkadycosplay for this. Kuzco is and will forever be my aesthetic =P BOOM BABY!!! #Kuzco #EmperorKuzco #EmperorsNewGroove #Disney #IncaEmpire #CosplayAesthetic #Cosplay
The Siege of Cusco in 1536-7
The two sieges of Cusco in 1536-7 were the last great military actions by the Incas as they tried to reclaim their empire from the Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541). The European cavalry proved all but invincible, and the city held out until reinforcements arrived from across the Americas.
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Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Inca Empire | Ancient Mystery of Peru
Researchers using drone technology discover Peru's mysterious "Band of Holes" at Monte Sierpe was likely a pre-Inca marketplace that evolved
After nearly a century of speculation, researchers may have solved Peru's "Band of Holes" mystery. The 5,200+ holes at Monte Sierpe were likely an ancient marketplace that became an Inca accounting system—its layout mirrors a khipu found in the same valley! Drone tech revealed what was invisible from the ground.
1200 - 1533 - The mysterious and wonderful Inca demonstrate the peak of South American human development before contact with the Old World, and such is their legacy that important remnants of their culture remain part of the fabric of Peru to this day.
1200 - 1533 - The mysterious and wonderful Inca demonstrate the peak of South American human development before contact with the Old World,
