Where was the inca empire located?

The Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu, lit. "The Four Regions"), also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, and possibly the largest empire in the world in the early 16th century. read more

At its height, the Inca Empire is said to have had a population of 6 to 12 million people. The capital and first city of the Empire, was Cusco, which is located in central Peru as of 2014. It was founded in 1100 A. D. by Manco Capac who, Inca stories say, was sent to the valley by the Inca sun god. read more

The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1533 CE, and their empire eventually extended across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south, making it the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time. read more

Quick Answer. The Inca Empire was located on the western coast of South America. It extended from what is the southern border of Columbia as of 2014 down to the south of Chile, and it covered a territory of nearly 300,000 square miles. read more