With the arrival of Europeans came diseases, and other pests of the ancient world, such as greed and capitalism. The Inca empire was a socialism, but not a socialism as seen in the ex-USSR, it was a socialism that really thought of all the citizens that existed in the empire, they had a division of production, housing and everything else you can to imagine. There were divisions of land, food, services, wealth, and the accumulation of unnecessary goods was not allowed.
The way of life was very balanced. Each Inca citizen had the right to a piece of land for the cultivation of his food, and the more members there were in a family, the more of these pieces of land he could have. The order of food cultivation came like this:the first land to be cultivated belonged to the needy, those who could not cultivate their land alone, then came the women and the villagers, then came the priests, and the Sapa (Emperor), and finally the land of the Sun was sown and cultivated. If for some reason a villager cultivated a priest's land out of a motive to benefit him, the villager and the priest were punished, for they knew that it was obligatory to follow the order, not out of a motive of duty, but to benefit first those in need.
The wedding
The age of marriage was 20 for a boy and 16 for a girl. When they reached that age, they were arranged in two columns and an official married them. The choice between them had already been made before, and the employee was only responsible for resolving conflicts in case the same woman was chosen by two men. After the ceremony, the couple received land from the community to which they were connected.
If the procedure of these marriages does not surprise us, the same cannot be said of the process by which some women were chosen in a community to be sent to Cuzco.
From time to time, all the 10-year-old girls gathered in a district, being chosen as the smartest and most beautiful. Then they were sent to Cuzco where they would learn to cook, weave and other things they considered necessary. After a few years, another choice would define those who would be distributed as secondary wives (of the Inca or nobles), and those who should remain celibate.
What is important to note in this marriage policy is the creation of inter-ethnic bonds, bringing together women from different ethnic groups in the Cuzco universe.
Dances
Qamili:
A dance practiced on a large scale, with special clothing and originating in the cities of Maca and Cabanaconde.
Wit'iti:
Dance for a group with special clothes, originally from Colca and Caylloma.
Saratarpuy:
Sara=corn, Tarpuy=harvest. It is a variation of Qamili and is practiced when it is time to harvest the corn, they dance in this special event the saratarpuy, wishing that the harvest will be good.
Qhashwatinky:
Dance competition between large groups, with young people playing big flutes called pinkullos.
Sarawayllu:
Practiced in almost all Kechwa cities every time a new house is built. It is not a dance, it is only sung by the guests.
Kiyu-Kiyu:
It's a dance over the rain. People, heading towards the holy city (varayuq) go out into the city streets (ayllu) singing and dancing in the rain.
Llamera:
Llamera is a young woman who takes care of llamas and lives in the Andes.
These dances are very beautiful and were composed by the llameras, who dance and sing while their llamas graze, or while traveling with the llamas through the lonely places of the Andes. Currently, they are not the only ones who sing and dance "As llameras", but also groups of girls from every city in the Andes at any event or celebration.
Tinkaches:
A dance and song practiced while their lands and animals are dedicated to God. To the sound of the drum and the flute they dance and sing happily, wishing that God would take care of their land and animals.
Hailis:
Songs sung after finishing work in the fields, there is no musical instrument there. One starts singing and the other replies:Haili!
Yarqha Haspiy:
Songs sung by women who worked on the water canals, a very important job, as the city's water supply depends on it; this work can be done twice a year according to the flow.
Note:When the Quechuas sing these songs, they tell stories and legends. If no one changes the lyrics of the songs, they will be authentic folkloric.
Inca Civilization
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