Akron Public Library

Through photographs of artifacts, the reader will explore the beginning of the Inca empire to the death of its last great ruler, Huayna Capac, in 1525.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

The awe-inspiring history, legends, myths and culture of the Inca Empire, whose inhabitants were known as the people of the sun. Examine the many tribes and cultures of South America: from the ancient Paracas, Chavin, Nazca and Moche to the Tiwanaku, Wari, Chimu and Inca.