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The Disney movie The Emperor's New Groove follows the adventures of a greedy emperor of a fictitious mountainous South American empire. While no direct reference is made to the Incas, the Emperor, Sun Symbols (signifying sun worship), architecture, fountains, road/bridge system, and llamas as beast of burden are all indicative of the Incan Empire. Also, the Empire's name is Kuzco, an alternate spelling of Cuzco or Cusco and the other main character, a wise farmer, is named Pacha, short for Pachacuti. The rap artist Tupac ...

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Inca Empire, Inca Empire - Origin stories, Inca Empire - Emergence and expansion, Inca Empire - Spanish conquest and Vilcabamba, Inca Empire - After the Spanish conquest, Inca Empire - Society, Inca Empire - Political organization of the empire, Inca Empire - Arts, Inca Empire - Education, Inca Empire - Religion, Inca Empire - Medicine, Inca Empire - Burial practices, Inca Empire - Other practices, Inca Empire - Food and farming, Inca Empire - References in popular culture, Inca Empire - Notes

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