Incas

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Until i spent time in the andes as an adult, i had very little of a concept of what an absolutely magnificent civilization was created by the Incas. I had studied the Incas and the predecessors in elementary and high school while i was living in Peru.

Considering they were able to conquer and to assimilate peoples from Colombia to Chile - which themselves performed brain surgery, created magnificent temples, astronomical guides and calenders - the Inca EMpire must be considered one of the select great civilizations of all time

Amongst the greatest, was the ability to manage an ampire larger than the USA or EU in landmass - with effective communications, government, policy, and care for the entire lifecycle - until you see it, it can not be comprehended

From what I can determine, with a language spoken by more than 9 million people, the Incas still, to this day represent the largest indigenous people speaking a common langage - according to legend, the Inca empire will return, and pick-up from where the white man started to demolish the world as we know it today...

I am headed to the lower amayin basin in the morning - Puerto Maldonado and will be there for about four days...

peace and love from cusco,

juan

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