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The Incas: From Ecuador Down To Chile

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The Incas much of areas from Ecuador down to Chile. Many of the practices of the Incas can be related to the Egyptians; for example, the Incas practiced mummification and built "houses" for the dead. Not only did their deities care for the living but also the dead. Similar to the Egyptians, they also worshipped the sun. The chief Inca represented the sun, and the first emperor of the Incas was said to be the offspring of the god of the sun.

The Incas built large cities with buildings of stone and paved roads. Sometimes known as "Inca Rome", Machu Picchu is an example of one of these large cities. They had festivals that were religious rituals involving gods, humans, heavens and huacas -or a natural phenomena that provide unusual manifestations

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