Inca. The people who created the famous empire of pre-Columbian America. Their culture was distinguished by well-developed agriculture and cattle breeding, the famous “knot writing” and science, which far surpassed the knowledge of their neighbors - the Aztecs and Mayans. Many scientists attribute mysterious drawings in the Nazca desert to the Incas - and no one doubts that it was they who built beautiful cities in the jungle. But the most interesting thing is that it was the Incas, according to legend, who built the “golden city of Eldorado”, which the Spanish conquistadors searched for a long time and hopelessly. The Inca civilization perished - but the legend of “ city of gold,” still inspiring archaeologists, travelers and writers. Perhaps there is some truth in it?