The Andean Cultural Area

Andean culture dedicated to agriculture and textile development, pottery, metallurgy, and masonry during the Preclassic Era.

• Chavín

• Inca

• ayllu

Andean culture that developed during the Postclassic Period.

• Chavín

• Inca

• ayllu

Group of people brought together by family ties, lands, or joined labor. It was the basis of the Inca social organization.

• Chavín

• Inca

• ayllu

Citadel constructed by the Inca; it is among the most important architectonic monuments of Pre-Columbian America.

• Machu Picchu

• quipu

• sapa Inca

• Inti

Set of variously colored strings of different sizes, with knots and spaces to use in counting and messaging.

• Machu Picchu

• quipu

• sapa Inca

• Inti

Set of variously colored strings of different sizes, with knots and spaces to use in counting and messaging.

• Machu Picchu

• quipu

• sapa Inca

• Inti

Sun god and principal religious figure of the Inca.

• Machu Picchu

• sapa Inca

• Inti

• quipu

Inca chieftain who was considered the son of the sun god. He was the main military and religious figure.

• Machu Picchu

• quipu

• sapa Inca

• Inti

They excelled in crafts using seashells.

• Taironas

• Potiguares

• Guaraní

•  Chibchas

• Zenúes

They stood out for their beautiful textile works.

• Taironas

• Potiguares

• Guaraní

•  Chibchas

• Zenúes