In this month in 1539...

Manco Inca ruled the Neo-Inca State with his sister-wife Curi Ocllo.

Viewed as rebels by the Spanish, Curi was captured and in November 1539 was stripped, beaten, then tied to a post and shot to death with arrows by indigenous allies of the Spanish.

Francisco Pizarro’s cousin reported that she was blameless and was killed without consideration.

For more, check out Intrepid Dudettes of the Inca Empire

#inca #november #womeninhistory #precolombian #cusco #peru

🍂Quetzalcóatl🍂

Dieu Maya des vents et de la pluie, il est le créateur du monde et de l'humanité. Il est aussi le symbole de l'éternel recommencement

Pendentif sculpté dans un os de buffle, teinté et patiné.

Diamètre d'environ 3.8cm

Disponible sur demande en mp 🙂

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🍂Yum Kaax🍂

Dieu Maya des plantes et des animaux sauvages

Pendentif sculpté dans un os de buffle.

Dimensions 4.5x4.2x3.5cm

Disponible sur demande en mp 🙂

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Bonjour 🙂

Pendentif Œil Maya sculpté dans un os de buffle il me semble (ou bison) avec son cordon en fibres naturelles tressées et ciré à la cire d'abeilles locale.

Le cordon mesure environ 55cm. Le pendentif mesure 4.5 x 3.5cm.

Disponible sur demande en mp 🙂 je vous invite à me contacter.

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View of Ollantaytambo through an ancient window, Incan stones framing the present day. As I stood there, in the mountain storehouses (I posted a photo of them some time ago), I thought the climb was really worth it!

#windowFriday #Ollantaytambo #Ullantaytampu #Cusco #Cuzco #Qosqo #Qusqu #Peru #sacredValley #Andes #SouthAmerica #precolonial #precolombian #Inca #qullqas #ancient #history #mountains #architecture #stoneWork #civilisation #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte
Cusco is the city that has been continuously inhabited for the longest time in all of South America. I admire its long and straight streets, lined with perfectly fitted stones. I sometimes wish I could have visited it during the heights of the Inca empire!

#footpathFriday #Cusco #Cuzco #Qosqo #Qusqu #sacredValley #Peru #SouthAmerica #Inca #Incas #IncaEmpire #engineering #ancient #city #urban #streets #pavement #precolonial #precolombian #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #trip #landscape #art #arte #streetPhotography
From this vantage point, Ollantaytambo reveals itself as the underrated gem of Peru's Sacred Valley. Notice the remarkable Inca agricultural terraces on the opposite mountain and the stone qullqas (storehouses) cling to the cliff at my side. Below, terracotta rooftops of the modern town contrast with the ancient architectures.

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Happy #footpathFriday! This one's special, it's another photo taken in Machu Picchu, on the ancient Inca steps leading up to Huayna Picchu! Watching my friend hike these centuries-old stairs really puts things in perspective. It's a time machine carved in stone!

#footpathfriday #MachuPicchu #Cusco #Cuzco #Qosqo #Qusqu #sacredValley #Peru #Andes #SouthAmerica #precolonial #precolombian #archaeology #mountains #heritage #Inca #Incas #Incan #architecture #ancientCivilization #HuaynaPicchu #incaTrail #history #explore #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #landscape #art #arte
Stepping into Machu Picchu hits different when you're right there in the terraces, not just viewing it from the classic postcard spot. From this angle, you really feel the depth of Inca engineering. In the background, Huayna Picchu is standing like a guardian.

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I love visiting museums. Here is a ceremonial vessel, from the Tairona culture (900 to 1600 CE, northeastern Colombia), depicting a sacred dance. The figures with their elaborate costumes tell us that some things are truly timeless: music, dance, and our need to connect with something greater than ourselves.

#Tairona #culture #TaironaCulture #SierraNevadaDeSantaMarta #SantaMarta #Magdalena #Tayrona #TayronaPark #Colombia #SouthAmerica #archaeology #precolombian #ancient #history #artifact #museum #anthropology #ancientArt #ceramic #indigenous #native #ceremony #ritual #sacred #dance #ceremonial #history #Columbia #photography #photo #fotografia #foto #nature #naturaleza #naturePhotography #pixelfed #travel #trip #art #arte