The ancient Inca had no known written language, but they may have used an intricate language of knots. Khipu, or quipu, taken from the Quechua word for “knot,” are collections of cotton or ...

Archaeologists say the Incas, brought down by the Spanish conquest, used khipus — strands of cords made from the hair of animals such as llamas or alpacas — as an alternative to writing.

You didn’t need to understand Spanish, much less the Inca language of Quechua, to grasp the ancient race and class conflicts played out in “Santiago.” The haunting, dreamlike drama by Peru ...

It reveals itself in the vivid Inca imagery hiding in plain sight in the paintings of the Last Supper and Virgin Mary in Cuzco's cathedral; in the street names, which tend to grow more and more ...

Because the Inca language has no written form -- it has long been considered the only major Bronze Age civilization without a written language -- and due to the destruction of their heritage by ...

Because the Inca language has no written form — it has long been considered the only major Bronze Age civilization without a written language — and due to the destruction of their heritage by ...

On Nov. 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro first encountered the Inca emperor Atahualpa in the town of Cajamarca in the northern highlands of Peru. Atahualpa was accompanied by an army of several ...

Personal touches and charm elevate Quechua, a new Peruvian restaurant in Norwalk named for the old Inca language. Skip to content Skip to site index. ... INCA TREATS Dining at Quechua.