The Incas were a tribe in South America formed by ethnic Quechua people also known as Amerindians. In 1400AD they were a small highland tribe, one hundred years later in early the early 16th century the Incas rose to conquer and control the largest empire ever seen in the Americas forming the great The Inca Empire extended from what today is Ecuador in the north, Chile in the South, Bolivia in the east and limited by the in the west. In less than a century the Incas conquered …

Peru’s culture is a set of beliefs, customs and way of life inherited from the and and . Immigrant groups such as Africans, Japanese, Chinese and Europeans have also contributed to the , blend of cultures and ways in which Peruvians live. Whatever their ethnic background Peruvians agree on the importance of family and religion. In many cases generations of a family live together where the younger look after the elderly and help each other in difficult times.
Peruvians express their culture through their music, literature, art forms, dance, …

is without doubt the most popular trekking route in South America, but due to its popularity it does not offer a genuine wilderness experience. This trek involves walking from ruin to ruin with some breathtaking views. The offer a wealth of more isolated routes that are not as popular as the . The best time to enjoy climbing and trekking is from May to September during the dry season and because of the different altitudes along the Andes there are .  All these treks require .
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The Incas were an artistic people who used materials available to them in nature and blended them creating many artistic forms in utilitarian ways. Inca art was practical, artifacts were used in everyday life. Their art as well as every aspect of their life had a , because they did not know science they had to attach powers to natural phenomena worshiping natural resources such as water streams or rocks, animals and almost anything related to nature. The Sun or Inti was the most important god in the Inca empire …

The Inca Empire built an advanced network of roads that crisscrossed the empire and connected each of the four corners of the Tawantinsuyu. It stretched from Quito, Ecuador in the north to south of Santiago in Chile. The Inca trail to Machu Picchu is a 43km segment of that magnificent network of which has become a popular hiking route in the last 30 years. This section of the trail connected the which was the capital of the to the citadel of . Machu Picchu is believed to …