The Incredible Incas and Their Timeless Land

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Before Spaniards began probing the Pacific Coast of South America early in the 1500's, the Lord Oracle "Apu-Rimac" is said to have fortold the coming of the bearded men whom would subvert the Inca Empire. Loren McIntyre tells the story of the Inca prehistory to today, exploring their culture, heritage, ethnicity, food, architecture, religion, art, textiles and so much more. Gold to the Incas, was the sweat of the sun and silver was the tears of the moon. Their wealth and culture grew...gold would be the undoing of the Incas for it excited the greed of the Spaniards. This is a good basic book about all that is the Inca culture from ancestors to descendents, complete with a pronounciation guide located on the back page, this is exciting reading, illustrated with stunning photographs.