| Donning replicas of Inca tunics, rather than contemporary Andean garb, Quechua Indians reenact the Inca sun-worshiping ceremony. |
| Their Aymara and Quechua roots go back to the Inca Empire that was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago. |
| Quichua includes the northern dialects of Quechua, the language of the imperial Inca. |
| In 1572, the Spanish prohibited the Quechua from wearing native Inca tunics and wrap-around dresses. |
| Ayahuasca is a Quechua word, Quechua being the language of the Inca Empire which is still spoken by many people throughout Peru. |
| The Inca empire which existed in 1532, before the Spanish conquest, was vast. |
