Inca Handout feb 15

Capac Nan

Inca Roads
how many miles of Inca roads

25,000 + miles or roads
chaskis

runner, messenger
messenger

chaskis
tampus

tambos, way stations
way stations

tampus
mit'a

labor tax
labor tax

mit'a
Huanuco Pampa geography
- 12,150 ft
- puna
- high barren plateau
- a "new cuzco"
- major admin center on Campac Nan
- built by topa-inka
- 1475
architecture of huanuco pampa
- 4000+ structures
- 2 sq. km largest undamaged inca ruin
- town has hanan and hurin
- plaza
- usnu platforms
- kallankas along east side of plaza
- royal quarters and sun temple on east
- acclahuasi on north
- qollqa storhouses on south hill sides
archipelago/verticality system

self-sufficieny by reciprocity across altitudes
where were llamas and alpacas

highest elevations
where were potatoes

high elevations
where was maize

below 3000 m
where were fruits, herbs, pepper, coca

warmer lands, easter flanks of mountains, and jungle
where were fish

lakes, streams, ocean

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Inca Handout feb 15

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inca handout feb 15

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2011-02-28T23:59:26Z

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