Thursday, September 23, 2010

Samaipata

Samaipata

Samaipata is an ideal destination for those, a cosy place to the relax and dream, enjoy the warmth of its people outdoors or go looking for adventure in the various natural attractions of their alrededores.Fundada 1623, considered Samaipata Archeological and tourism of the Eastern valleys of the Andes cultural centre.


Recent studies by archaeologists of the University of Bonn, Germany, identifies the area as a city of the Incas, lived in the thirteenth century the lands of eastern Bolivia.


Centered in the Valley of Cuzco, the Inca Empire, distributed in all directions (Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina), spreading their language, Quechua and their culture throughout the Empire.Thus Samaipata is a Quechua word that means "rest on high."


Inca society based on Ayllu, tribal institutions of religious, political and military, responsible for the organisation of production activities and compulsive work for the community or of the Staates.ayllus be tends to be self-sufficient, and although it was an extensive network of roads and bridges throughout the Empire, their use is not for trade, vorgesehen.Die were almost not existent main cultural expressions of the Incas but movement of troops and Royal officials, astronomy, architecture and ingenieurwesen.Seine obvious examples are the fortified cities such as Machu Picchu and Sacsahuaman and aqueducts, bridges, the imposing Fort Samaipata.


Despite its political and military power, conquered Inca Empire but easily by the Spanish due to the civil war, which broke out between the heirs of the Inca Huayna Capac, Huascar and Atahualpa.


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