Los amaInca Babeyimpucuko eMzantsi Melika ukuba ngenkulungwane ye-14 yayisisizwe esincinci esivela kwimimandla ephezulu ye-Andes eyathi ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ye-16 yeza ukoyisa nokulawula obona bukhosi bukhulu babonwa eMelika: i-Inca Empire.
Idolophu enkulu yayo yayiseCusco ePeru kwaye yandiswa isuka kwinto ngoku eyi-Ecuador, emantla eChile, emazantsi, eBolivia, empuma kunye nomda woLwandlekazi lwePasifiki entshona. Kwisithuba nje esingaphantsi kwenkulungwane, iiInca zathimba umhlaba omkhulu ngemfazwe nangokuzimelela kothethathethwano.
Impucuko yeInca yayiyimpucuko yezolimo kwaye kwincopho yayo ngo-1500 yafikelela ngaphezulu kwesigidi se-12 sabantu. Yayinoluntu oluntsonkothileyo olumi nkqo, olulawulwa yiInca kunye nezihlobo zayo. Babelana ngenkolo eqhelekileyo yokunqula izithixo esekwe kunqulo lweLanga kunye ne-Sapa Inca njengonyana wakhe.
Ukuqokelelwa kwemirhumo, inkqubo yomthetho we-draconian, ukhuseleko lokutya kunye nokwabiwa ngokulinganayo kunye nokunakekelwa kwezempilo kunye nemfundo yasimahla sisiseko sempumelelo yezoqoqosho nezentlalo kwaye ngaloo ndlela kuqinisekiswa ukuthembeka kwabantu bayo. Urhulumente wayeququzeleleke kakhulu, nangaphandle kwezibonelelo zenkqubo yokubhala. Ulungelelwano lobukhosi lwaluthelekisa nolo lwamaRoma.
Impucuko yeInca ifezekise iindlela zobugcisa eziphuculweyo ezinjengeeseramikhi, iindlela zokuluka, isinyithi, umculo kunye nolwakhiwo. Umzekelo omkhulu wempumelelo yakhe yoyilo iMachu Picchu eyakhiwe yiInca Pachacuti malunga ne1460AD. Izakhiwo zayo ezintle zakhiwe ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izixhobo zale mihla kunye nevili kwaye ziye zanyamezela kwiinkulungwane ezintlanu kwindawo ethandwayo yinyikima.
Kwii-Incas, ukuba ngu "Inca" kwakuthetha ukuba lilungu leqela elichongwe ngelo gama. Bazithatha njengabongamileyo kunezinye izizwe kwaye ukuba iInca yayingumthombo wokuzingca, inzala yodwa yohlanga lwantlandlolo yayiyiInca ethile okanye abantwana belanga. Bonke abanye babezifundo zoMntwana weLanga.
Ukwehla kweInca kwaqala ngaphambi kokufika kweSpanish kwindawo yeInca. Ukufika kwakhe kwanyusa ukwehla kwakhe kwaye ekugqibeleni ukuwa kwakhe. Ukoyiswa kwePeru kwaqala ngokusemthethweni ngo-1532, xa iqela elalikhokelwa nguFrancisco Pizarro lafika kwisixeko saseCajamarca apho kwakuhlala khona i-Inca Atahualpa, owabulawa ngamaSpanish.