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Mystical Peru and Inca Empire

Peru is often associated with or referred to as the Inca Empire. The reason behind it is that no Peruvian civilization could have existed in the present-day if not for the influential government of the Inca, which reigned such a short span of time yet made such a huge impact in the history of this Latin American country and beyond.

This is not to ignore, however, the earlier evidence that Peru was dwelled upon by various indigenous cultures as early as 8 B.C. At that time, no organization existed among the people, and it was only centuries later that different groups were able to establish an organized way of life. Among these groups were the Carals, the Chavins, the Paracas, the Mochicas, the Nazcas, the Tiahuanacos, the Waris, and the Chimus. They were responsible in developing unknown skills in pottery, knitting, metallurgy, animal domestication, and plant cultivation. The Chavins, in particular, introduced the art of iconography while the Nazcas created the cryptic sand drawings that are still apparent in the Peruvian sands in the modern day.

Despite these recognized achievements, the early Peruvian tribes succumbed to the power of the highly civilized and highly organized form of government known as the Inca Empire. During its short reign, the Inca Empire was able to establish a structure that formed the base of modern-day Peruvian government. Starting off as a small civilized group in Cuzco during the early 15th century, the empire was able to expand its boundaries by conquering neighboring regions, all the while obtaining the cultures and norms of the places and combining them with its own. Shortly, the empire was able to rule over a vast land area and establish a couple of administrative departments that were meant to handle its military and political affairs.

Unfortunately, the Inca Empire's impressive and rapid development caused its downfall as well. With news of its vast riches, the Spanish king Francisco Pizarro came to conquest Peru and succeeded in 1533. From then, Peru was under the Spanish authority ending only in 1824 when the Peruvians held a successful three-year rebellion against its conquerors.