Inka Predecessors (through June 5, 2022)
At the time of the Spanish arrival in the Americas (beginning
with Columbus in 1492), the dominant civilization in the Andean and
Pacific coastal regions of South America was that of the Inka. Their
Empire stretched from present-day Colombia across Ecuador, Peru
and most of Bolivia, into northern Chile and Argentina. Before the
ascent and subsequent dominance of the Inka, the region was the
home of numerous cultures, many of which are only now becoming
better known.
