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Machu Picchu is an Inca settlement located in the Cusco Region of Peru, on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains. This archaeological site, situated at an elevation of approximately 2,430 meters above sea level, was constructed during the 15th century under the Inca Empire and is one of South America’s most significant historical and cultural heritage sites. Machu Picchu (Flickr) " image-element-format="right" image-source="https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2025/09/25/6hT1q9ZL2AN46MoasTr

Quipu is a system used during the Inca Empire, consisting of knotted strings used as a means of storing and conveying information. Quipus were used for various types of information and calculations, playing an important role in Incan culture. Instead of a written language, the Inca civilization used this system of knotted strings to record important information for administrators, bureaucrats, and tax collectors. These knotted strings provided a unique method for encoding and transmitting inform