Pachacuti (Passport to Peru Highlights)

In this snippet from his lecture "Land of the Incas", Kim MacQuarrie talks about the 9th Emperor of the Inca Empire and the man responsible for the construction of the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu.

We will be posting more snippets from Kim's lectures in the coming weeks so be sure to keep an eye out for them. To learn more about the civilization responsible for building Machu Picchu, check out our videos on the Incas and Peruvian culture below:

[luketracey]

@ 1:20 The method in which they carried their chief. The Duhare tribe. .They were governed by a chief named Datha, who was of a gigantic size, whose wife was as large as he was. In place of horses, "the king was carried on the shoulders of strong young men. "🍀