A member of the powerful South American empire centered in Peru that ruled from the 1400s until the Spanish conquest in the 1500s.
From Quechua 'Inka,' meaning ruler or lord. Originally it referred to the emperor, but Spanish colonizers used it for the entire people and empire.
The Inca built Machu Picchu without using a single nail—just precisely cut stones that fit so perfectly you can't slide a knife between them, a feat of engineering we're still studying!
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