Ep. 40: Quipus

Un quipucamayoq inca representado por Guaman Poma de Ayala en su Nueva Cronica y Buen Gobierno, c.1613. - The Lost History of the Incas. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Xy8TeatNtqz6Q0YMAx2TT?si=ZkWtIz4ITYu3ROZPJBsHDw Los Incas y sus antecesores no usaban la escritura como gobernaban. Sin embargo, había khipus. Hecho de hilo tejido y unido con varios nudos, el desciframiento de khipus es todavía … Continue reading Ep. 40: Quipus

Ep. 37: Rebeldes Hasta el Final

Tupac Inca Yupanqui consultando a un grupo de huacas. Por: Guamán Poma https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vQfzb8Us64vuQnNjV8KJq?si=MlPCMqJdSd6IyHYslkxw_Q Tupac Inca Yupanqui debe lidiar con una última rebelión, esta vez en la costa. La rebelión es tan difícil que el Sapa Inca debe pedir ayuda a un consejo de huacas. Más tarde construye una finca en Chinchero. Tupac se retirará a … Continue reading Ep. 37: Rebeldes Hasta el Final

"Cápac Raymi fue una de las celebraciones más importantes de los Incas. Guaman Poma de Ayala describe esta celebración en el Cuzco. El pie de foto dice: 'Celebración real del sol de diciembre.' Cerca de la parte inferior de la página está escrito 'El gran período sagrado solemne del sol.'" https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EQWp6Ai6r5euuZcEFwcC6?si=rUgCI5lPRIKg8q2YvM5_lQ Después de años de … Continue reading Ep. 35: Cápac Raymi (Español)

El Valle Sagrado era parte del barrio Andesuyu del imperio. Foto por: Nicholas Machinski https://open.spotify.com/episode/1goR5pRxWq7nMd9iKQZqvA?si=pdTUN4gwSpWLys_IHVTG9w Con Pachacuti con su padre Inti, Tupac Inca Yupanqui ahora se pone la franja como Sapa Inca. Sin embargo, pronto recibe la noticia de que la noticia de la muerte de su padre se ha extendido a varias partes del … Continue reading Ep. 31: Bienvenidos a la Selva

An Inca quipucamayoq depicted by Guaman Poma de Ayala in his Nueva Cronica y Buen Gobierno, c.1613. - The Lost History of the Incas. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JikLnS4xdhD0DPGkntNbs?si=L28uA43JTGyujqju5gVLcQ&dl_branch=1 The Inca and their predecessors did not use writing as they governed. However, there were khipus. Made of woven string and linked together with various knots, the decipherment of khipus … Continue reading Ep. 40: Khipus

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FeOTthnOW3jd3RC8hs39x?si=lkVYiSYDQhStW5m9NDFjqA&dl_branch=1 As we take a break from the narrative, we explore the story behind a song that helped make Andean music popular worldwide, not without a bit of controversy though. If you’d like to support the show monetarily please click the following link: https://www.patreon.com/incapodcast.  And thank you! Please follow the show on Twitter @Incapodcast, find … Continue reading Ep. 38: El Cóndor Pasa

Tupac Inca Yupanqui consulting a group of huacas. By: Guaman Poma https://open.spotify.com/episode/50V5A6rgHq5crwfsVbpG5L?si=G7__DImgQ-m1wU9Vd64eRQ Tupac Inca Yupanqui must deal with one final rebellion, this time out on the coast. The rebellion is so difficult that the Sapa Inca must ask assistance from a council of huacas. He later builds an estate at Chinchero. Tupac will retire … Continue reading Ep. 37: Rebels Until the End

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xVfN0c8DnV9rzyH2dJFwD?si=xbw-vIZ8TH6C2O6MBXgQlA This week we learn about a class of people called the yanacona. Though nothing new to Andean societies, the Inca seemed to have been the ones to expand the use of this class of people. However, we also learn that this class can be used against the Inca as Tupac faces a rebellion from … Continue reading Ep. 36: Tupa Capac & the Yanacona

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6N243vr3CNMpFFQT25hXY8?si=MNJpHYsjQqiwqDDnGrFHKA After years of campaigning and exploring, Tupac Inca Yupanqui is back in Cuzco. In this episode we learn about one of the major ceremonies the Sapa Inca would have presided over while he was in the capital: Capac Raymi. If you’d like to support the show monetarily please click the following link: https://www.patreon.com/incapodcast.  And … Continue reading Ep. 35: Capac Raymi