Precolonial Indigenous Latin American Cultures
Incan Culture
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Many sacrificed Inca children -- like "Princess of Ampato," were preserved by the cold and high altitudes of the Andes.
This was done to please the mountain gods. |
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| Llamas in front of an Incan ruin. Llamas were used as pack animals by the inca people. |
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| Incan children in traditional dress with a llama, and a lamb. |
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| The Incas made roads through out their empire in order to facilitate travel of both goods and people. This is a potion of the road that still exists today. |
Post Colonial: I could not find any specific data discussing the current locations of the Incan peoples, but according to the CIA World Factbook the current population of Amerindians in Peru is 45% with 13% speaking Quechua.
Mayan Culture
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| Tikal |
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| A Mayan Calendar. Their calendar consisted of 260 days. |
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| A wooden carving in Guatemala. |
Post Colonial: The Maya still live in the areas where they lived before the European conquest, with 30% of the population in Mexico being Amerindian, 10.6% in Belize listed as Mayan and 8.6% listed as other Mayan in Guatemala. (CIA World Factbook)
Aztec Culture
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| Tenochititlan |
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| Chacmool, Tenochtitlan. A sculpture of the most important Aztec god. |
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| A picture of an Aztec ritual human sacrifice. |
Post Colonial: The modern Aztecs of today number well over a million and they're now the largest aboriginal group in Mexico consisting of 30% of the population. (CIA World Factbook)
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| Post colonial viceroyalties |
