The Incas: Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Inca Trail

 

The Quipu - Video

The Quipu

The Quipu was a system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization.

Quipu is the Spanish spelling and the most common spelling in English. Khipu is the word for "knot" in Cusco Quechua (the native Inca language).
 

The Quipus Video