Inca Geometry

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas
 


Welcome to Inca Geometry. There's information on Cuzco (the Inca Empire Capital), Machu Picchu (the Lost City of the Incas), the Nazca Lines, the Quipu (pre-Inca and Inca data structure), the Lord of Sipan, Caral (the oldest civilization in the Americas), animated movie about Peru, Inca Music, and more. Some of the presentations have corresponding interactive puzzles. Site created and maintained by Antonio Gutierrez. 

 

Inca Geometry - Recent Additions

 

Classical theorems

 

The Quipu, Inca Empire Index

The Quipus, Index.
The Quipus and The Royal Commentaries of the Inca, 1609, Caral: Ancient Peru city reveals 5,000-year-old 'writing', The Quipus and Hiram Bingham, The Quipucamayocs, The Quipu Video

 

 

Quipu Illustrations by Guaman Poma

The Quipus: Illustrations from 1615 by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

 

 

Royal Commentaries of the Incas

The Royal Commentaries of the Incas.
by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
Mind Maps: Book I, Book II, Book III, Book IV, Book V, Book VI, Book VII, Book VIII, Book IX

 

Royal Commentaries, Word Cloud

The Royal Commentaries of the Incas.
Word Cloud, Common terms and phrases.

 

Regions of Peru

Regions of Peru Mind Map.
UNESCO World Heritage List.

 

Inca Tocapu

Inca Tocapu Index.
Tocapu: Small square script found on Incan textiles and wooden vases.

 

Inca Tocapu

Inca Tocapu 3 Kaleidoscope.

 

Machu Picchu and Putucusi

Machu Picchu and Putucusi.
Cuzco, Peru.

 

Machu Picchu Terraces

Machu Picchu Terraces.
Parts of Machu Picchu are covered agricultural terraces.

 

Machu Picchu in the Morning

Machu Picchu in the Morning.
The mystical appearance.

 

Machu Picchu Fractal

Fractal Landscape of Machu Picchu.
Cuzco, Peru

 

Crops of the Incas

Crops of the Incas, interactive mind map. Selected by the National Research Council Ad Hoc Panel, National Academy Press Washington. D.C.

 

Peruvian Music

Peruvian Music by Juaneco y su Combo:
The Tradegy of Juaneco on May 2, 1977

El Brujo
Caballito Nocturno
Linda Nena
Index.

 

Peruvian Music

Peruvian Music by Juaneco y su Combo:
Un Shipibo en Espana

Juaneco y su Combo, biography by 'Cuarto Poder'
Juaneco y su Combo: El Regreso by 'El Comercio'
.

 

Peruvian Music

Peruvian Music by Juaneco y su Combo:
Vacilando con Ayahuasca
Atardecer en la Selva
Mujer Hilandera.

 

Peruvian Music

Peruvian Music by Juaneco y su Combo:
Pucallpa Mix

San Juan 75
Juaneco Mix 1, 'Ya se ha Muerto mi Abuelo', 'Me Robaron mi Runamula'
Juaneco Mix 2 

 

Peruvian Music: Juaneco y su Combo

Peruvian Music by Juaneco y su Combo:
Ya se ha Muerto mi Abuelo

El Hijo de la Runamula
Me Robaron mi Runamula
Ya se ha Muerto mi Abuelo unplugged version performed by La Sarita

 

DNA Mochica Japanese

Studies reveal genetic links between Mochicas and Japanese.

 

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage List, Interactive Mind Map.  As of 2008, 878 sites are listed. Peru is home of 10 sites.
Inca News Index.

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Peruvian Music

Peruvian Music by Cesar Paucar:
Lost Dream, Huayno
Palomita Vanidosa, Huayno
Festejo, Kiwi, Huayno
Helme, Huayno
Pamperos, latin-jazz.

 

Archaeology 2008

Peru discoveries included in National Geographic News Top Ten archaeological stories of 2008

 

Inca Music: Virgenes del Sol

Virgenes del Sol by:
Wayanay

Siwar Q'ente, Florencio Coronado y Esmila Zevallos
Jaime Guardia
Raul Garcia Zarate, Los Sonorritmicos
.

 

Pachacamac

The Temple of Pachacamac, Inca Sanctuary.
Virgenes del Sol by Siwar Q'ente at Pachacamac.

 

Yma Sumac

Yma Sumac, 'Peruvian songbird', 'Nightingale of the Andes', 'The Castafiori Inca' with multi-octave range, dies at 86.

 

Andean Music

Inti Legend and Peruvian Music, Los Destellos: Amor Andino.
Andean Music: Inti Raymi by Chano Diaz Limaco.

 

Pre-Inca Paracas Textile

Paracas mantle 200 A.D and Golden Rectangles.

 

Peruvian Music

Peruvian Music by Jaime Cuadra: Cholo Soy.
Propiedad Privada.
El Plebeyo
.

 

Lima, Peruvian Music

Lima at Night Video Peruvian Music: El Plebeyo.

 

Inca Gold Yanacocha

Inca Gold: Yanacocha. Gold Mine (Quechua word for Black Lake) in Cajamarca, the place where the Inca Empire came to an end..

 

Inca Gold: Cerro Corona Mine

Inca Gold: Cerro Corona Mine. Gold Fields CEO says global gold supply to tighten.

 

Charango Music: Jaime Guardia

Charango Music
Jaime Guardia: Virgenes del Sol
, Carnaval de Tambobamba, Munaspaqa Suyaykuway, Madrecita Linda, Flor de Margarita, Llanto por Llanto, Cigarro Inca, Vuela Vuela Palomita, Celebrating 60 years playing charango, 75th Anniversary of "Circulo Mutuo Pauza", 1994

 

Chicha Peru Cumbia

Peruvian Music: Los Mirlos
Lamento en la Selva,
Mentirosa,
Danza del Petrolero
 34th Anniversary
.

 

Machu Picchu and the Intihuatana stone

Machu Picchu, the Intihuatana stone and Golden Rectangles.

 

Machu Picchu and Putucusi

Machu Picchu, Putucusi and Golden Rectangles.

 

Machu Picchu in 1950

Cuzco and Machu Picchu in 1950 by Penn Museum, The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

 

Chotuna Pre-Inca Tomb

Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificial tomb. in Chotuna, Lambayeque.

 

Chocuna, Pre-Inca Tomb

Video: Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificial tomb. in Chotuna, Lambayeque.

 

Calchakis

Inca Music: El Condor Pasa by "Los Calchakis", Japan Tour,
El Canto del Cuculi,
Charango.
Quiaquenita (1966)

Soy Caporal, El Ultimo Amanecer by Los Kjarkas

 

Cachuachi, Nazca Culture

Cahuachi: Archeologists in Peru unearth human sacrifices. Engraved gourds with nature-related and abstract designs. 

 

Cachuachi, Nazca Culture

Nazca Culture and Cahuachi.

 

Cachuachi, Nazca Culture, Orefici

Cahuachi and Giuseppe Orifici.

 

Machu Picchu

Video: A City Tour of Machu Picchu, music by Los Calchakis and Pedro Suarez Vertiz
Ceremonial centers Maya, Inca and Olmec

 

Peruvian Cuisine: Ceviche

Peruvian Cuisine: Aventura del Ceviche, Cebiche 1 2 by Gaston Acurio.

 

Peruvian Cuisine: Ocopa Arequipena

Peruvian Cuisine (Cocina Peruana): Ocopa Arequipena 1 2 3 by Gaston Acurio.

 

Peruvian Cuisine: Arroz Chaufa

Peruvian Cuisine: Arroz Chaufa, Chaufa Rice 1 2 by Gaston Acurio.

 

Peruvian Cuisine: Inca Heritage

Peruvian Cuisine: Inca Heritage Index 
Thanks to its pre-Inca and Inca heritage and to Spanish, Basque, African, Sino-Cantonese, Japanese and finally Italian, French and British immigration, Peruvian cuisine combines the flavors of four continents.

 

Machu Picchu and Los Jaivas

Alturas de Machu Picchu by Los Jaivas.

 

Cuzco and Machu Picchu

Cuzco and Machu Picchu Condor's Eye View.

 

Machu Picchu Mind Map

Machu Picchu Interactive Mind Map.

 

Inca Music: Condor Pasa

El Condor Pasa, Mind map.

 

Adean Music

Kalicanto: Andean Music
Lamento de Zamponas,
Extranandote,
Hasta que muera el dia,
Doce de la noche

 

Pre-Incan Tomb Ocupe, Moche

Pre-Incan tomb 1700 years old found in Peru, July 2008.
A Canadian-led team of archaeologists has unearthed the 1,700 year-old tomb of a leader of the pre-Columbian Moche culture in northern Peru, the scientists said.

 

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Survivor: the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu by Doug Johnson
A slideshow based on the author's hike of the Inca Trail.
Machu Picchu Slideshow.

 

Machu Picchu Inca Trail

Who Found Machu Picchu?.
Detailed investigations by a US historian have revealed that Machu Picchu was, in fact, discovered over 40 years earlier by a German businessman.

 

Quinoa

Index
Quinoa Incan Super Food Foodie Freak: Quinoa, not just for Incas anymore.
Quinoa 101

Quinoa: How to Cook
Quinoa, the Golden Grain of the Incas

 

 

Potato Inca's Global Food

Potato Inca's Food
As Other Staples Soar, Potatoes Break New Ground.

 

Lord of Sipan

The Lord of Sipan, Video.

 

Huancayo, Junin

Huancayo Square the Wankas.

 

Ayacucho

Ayacucho Square (Plaza de Armas)
Ayacucho video.

 

Bandurria, Pre-Inca Culture

Bandurria is the oldest Peruvian archaeological site, says expert
Bandurria may rival Caral as oldest citadel in Americas.
Satellite View: circular ceremonial center.

 

Inca Trail

History of the Incas 1 - Inca Trail,
 2,
 3,
 4,
 5,
 6.

 

Stone of twelve angles, Cuzco 

Inca Stone of Twelve Angles, Cuzco. Tunnel effect.

 

The Oldest Temple in the Americas 

Finally unearthed after 4000 years, the Peruvian fire temple

 

Charango Inca Music 

Charango Music: Index
Jaime Guardia: Virgenes del Sol
, Carnaval de Tambobamba , Munaspaqa Suyaykuway , Madrecita Linda , Flor de Margarita , Llanto por Llanto.

 

Choquequirao, an ancient Inca site: Canary expedition in search of the white stone llamas.

 

Mummified Inca maiden wows crowds, Salta, Argentina

 

Machu Picchu is now among seven wonders world July 7, 2007 (07.07.07)
Video: Machu Picchu and the Incas. See the Geometry of the Incas.

 

Machu Picchu and the Flower of Life

 

Nazca Lines: "The Needle and Thread"
Size comparison with the Empire State Building

 

Video: The Incas.

 

Nazca Lines Quiz.

 

Most Popular videos about Peru, Land of the Incas.

 

The Thirteen Towers of Chankillo, Peru.
Stone Towers Are Decoded as Earliest Solar Observatory in the Americas.

 

Most Popular videos of Caral, the Oldest City of the New World.

 

Most Popular videos of Nazca Lines.

 

Most Popular videos of Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

 

Most Popular videos of the Colca Canyon.

 

Most Popular videos of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu 2.
Machu Picchu 3.

 

Inca Music:
Most Popular videos of El Condor Pasa.

El Condor Pasa 2
El Condor Pasa 3
Condor Condor
Yma Sumac

 

Machu Picchu Trekking View.
 

 

Ranking of the New 7 Wonders finalists as of Jan 31, 2007
Machu Picchu is one of the Top 7.
The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.

 

Machu Picchu picked by Leslie E. Robertson. the éminence grise of American engineering.

Machu Picchu: Top Ten Feats of Man-Made Wonder, Picked by Structural Engineers Machu Picchu picked by Leslie E. Robertson. the éminence grise of American engineering.

 

Cultural periods of Peru. Interactive Mind Map.

Cultural periods of Peru
Interactive mind map.

 

Chachapoya Pre-Inca ruin discovered in Peru. January 17, 2007
 

 

Chachapoyas Mummies.
Moment 600 years ago that terror came to Mummies of the Amazon.

 

Colca Canyon and Pre-Inca Terraces
It is one of the deepest canyons in the world at 10,725 ft (3,269 meters)

 

Cuzco. Inca Empire Capital.
Videos: Cuzco, Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Moray, Chinchero

 

Inca History according to Guaman Poma's work: El Primer Nueva Corónica y Buen Gobierno (The First New Chronicle and Good Government).

 

Inca Calendar according to Guaman Poma's work 1615

 

Cuzco City Map. Explore this interactive map.

 

Cuzco Panorama View

 

Cuzco: Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Interactive Panorama View.
Sacsayhuaman videos

 

 

Cuzco: Chinchero, Panorama View
Chinchero videos

 

Machu Picchu,The Lost City of the Incas.

 

Machu Picchu Map. Explore this interactive map

 

 

Machu Picchu: Quadrilaterals. Theorems and Problems
 

 

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.  Interactive map. Satellite Image. Google Earth.

 

Machu Picchu and Sierpinski Triangle. Fractal illustration with animation

 

Machu Picchu and the Bridge Satellite image

 

Machu Picchu and the 21 finalist for the New Seven Wonders of the World

 

Today in history: July 24, 1911
Yale University professor Hiram Bingham discovers Inca city Machu Picchu in Peru.

 

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu: Huinay Hayna

 

Machu Picchu Condor's Eye View

 

 

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Panorama View

 

Machu Picchu and Geometric Art

Machu Picchu and Geometric Art

 

 

Machu Picchu and Yale University. Peru tells Yale it wants its Machu Picchu treasures back (after 100 years).

 

Machu Picchu and Sierpinski Triangle. Tunnel illustration.

 

Lake Titicaca and the Inca Manco Capac

 

 

The Quipu, The Pre-Inca Data Structure.

 

 

The Quipu, Caral: Ancient City.

 

The Nazca Lines An enigma of archeology.

 

Japanese Find New Nazca Lines In Peru. Apr 21, 2006.
Yamagata University,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
 

 

Nazca Lines: the Hummingbird Size comparison with the Empire State Building

 

Nazca Lines: The Monkey.

 

Nazca Lines and Maria Reiche. Mystery on the Desert. Animation.

 

 

The Lord of Sipan.

 

Sipan and Geometric Art

The Lord of Sipan and Geometric Art.

 

 

The Lord of Sipan and Pre Inca Spiderman, Gold Neckle.

 

 

Pre-Inca Sican treasures of Peru's Pomac Forest
Pre-Inca burial site found.

 

Looted Peru Moche Headdress Recovered in London

 

Peru opens Caral ruins to tourists

Caral: the oldest civilization in the New World
 

 

Inca Music El Condor Pasa.

 

The Incas and their Civilization

 

 

The Incas and Architecture

 

 

The Incas and Civil Engineering

 

 

The Incas and Irrigation

 

 

"Inca City" on Mars? South Polar Region on Mars. NASA Mariner 9.

 

 

Faces on Mars and Earth. ESA probe confirms Face of Mars is a naturally formed hill.
Nestled in the clays of the Andes Mountains, near Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Peru, is the face of a man as viewed from space in Google Earth.

 

Pre-Inca Paracas Culture Fabrics.

 

Celestial Find at Ancient Andes. Stonehenge-era celestial observatory oldest found in region.

 

Tattooed mummy puzzles scientists in Peru. 

 

 

Vicunas, Inca Gold of the Andes

 

Geometry and Cultures Gold Tumi.

 

Peru: from the art of the Chavin to the Incas. Show in Paris.

 

Inca Quiz. Ten questions in random order.

 

 

About Peru The Land of the Incas.

 

 

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Peru

 

The Landscape of the Inca Empire, Word storming (brainstorming).

 

Cuzco.The Stone of 12 angles 

 

Machu Picchu

 

Machu Picchu and Sierpinski Triangle.

 

Nazca Lines: The Condor bird.

 

 

Nazca Lines: The Monkey.

 

Nazca Lines: The Spider.

 

 

The Lord of Sipan.

 

The Lord of Sipan: the Spiderman.

 

See also: The Incas

 

 
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Last updated: November 6, 2009