| DisneySea offers booze, a hair-raising roller coaster ride in a mock Incan temple, and an on-site spa. |
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| However, a significant proportion of Ecuador's Andean population speaks the ancient Incan language of Quechua and a variety of related dialects. |
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| Other ancient and sophisticated calendars are the Athenian, the Egyptian, the Incan, the Aztec and the Mayan. |
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| To the Quechua Indians, respect must be given to Pachamama, the Incan earth mother. |
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| Originally spoken during the Incan empire, Quechua is still spoken by about 13 million people in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile. |
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| But the similarity of the name to the Incan word makes the actual derivation ambiguous. |
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| And it is a well known fact that maca contributed to the affluence of the Incan culture. |
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| The first stop on their five-day tour was Cusco, the ancient Incan city perched at 11,200 feet. |
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| Stroll along the tracks that criss-cross the landscape, passing deserted Incan ruins and nodding greetings to the Aymaran inhabitants. |
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| But for Peru it is a winter solstice, and this Incan celebration is in honor of the Sun god. |
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| It is said that its very high protein and amino acid content played a major role in the spread of the Incan civilization. |
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| The Mapuche, normally a peaceful tribe, successfully defended their freedom and territories against first Incan and later Spanish colonists. |
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| The weaving of Chinchero contains graphic designs that symbolize many of the festivals and rituals in the Incan culture. |
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| I wonder whether there might be lessons in the Incan calendar and quipus. |
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| An Incan wall of irregular stone blocks, fitted together so precisely that even after centuries of earthquakes it is not possible to fit a piece of paper between the joints. |
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| The Chinese and Indian Empires in Asia, the Incan and Mayan Empires in Southern and Central America, and the Mali and Songhai Empires in West Africa have all left their strong imprint on specific periods and regions. |
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| The teacher is not only patient and dedicated to her job, she is also a proud holder of pure Incan ancestry, and she shares with students her wealth of knowledge about her rich heritage. |
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| One of the men returned with an Incan envoy and an invitation for a meeting. |
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| However some restoration work has been carried on two of the complexes within the Paredones archaeological site and part of the stone facing of the Incan route has been restored. |
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| To us you were almost a legendary land, the home of the Incan empire. |
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| Of course, if the residents can prove they are sitting on an ancient Incan route, it would provide a strong argument to stop the bridge project from going ahead. |
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| Within a few hundred square miles, he found Vitcos, once an Incan capital, and Espiritu Pampa, the jungle city where the last Incan king is thought to have made his final stand against the Spanish invaders. |
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| The latest is not an Incan tomb or precious stones, as you might think, but the country's women footballers, who have appeared out of nowhere to stake their claim for a place on world football's biggest stage. |
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| This helps explain the name of its temporary replacement, the inti, named for the Incan sun god. |
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| Architecture was the most important of the Incan arts, with textiles reflecting architectural motifs. |
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| Almost all of the gold and silver work of the Incan empire was melted down by the conquistadors. |
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| Terracing, however, was only extensively employed after Incan imperial expansions to fuel their expanding realm. |
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| He captured and killed Incan emperor Atahualpa, and claimed the lands for Spain. |
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| The Spaniards destroyed much of the Incan culture and introduced the Spanish culture to the native population. |
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| Pizarro ceremoniously gave Manco Inca the Incan fringe as the new Peruvian leader. |
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| Inhabited by Arawak and Carib tribes and later renamed by Columbus, the islands were once teeming with pirates and privateers who preyed on the Spanish galleons bound for Europe with Incan gold. |
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| Systems of inheritance that often led to corule in Germanic and Dacian monarchies may be included as well, as may the dual occupants of the ranks of the Incan Empire. |
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| It remains unclear if the patchy distribution of these forests and woodlands is natural, or the result of clearing which began during the Incan period. |
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| He never found gold or the cities which Incan scouts had told him lay ahead, only communities of the indigenous population who lived from subsistence agriculture. |
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| An Incan courtier carrying a banner approached the building where the artillery was concealed, while Atahualpa, surprised at seeing no Spanish called out an enquiry. |
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