This book tells how the Inca empire, despite countless studies carried out so far, has preserved under the mysteries of the origin of its civilization. This material contributes to the knowledge and understanding of this South American culture, which plays and important role in the history of the Ancient world. The combination of images, tables, and chronologies makes this book attractive, didactic, and fun.   Esta obra narra cómo el imperio incaico, a pesar de innumerables estudios realizados hasta ahora, ha conservado celosamente bajo sus edificaciones los misterios del origen de su civilización. Este material contribuye al conocimiento y entendimiento de esta cultura sudamericana, que forma parte importante en la historia del mundo antiguo. Con la combinación de imágenes, cuadros y cronologías este libro resulta atractivo, didáctico y divertido. Mariana Riva Palacio has collaborated in various collective works in Mexican newspapers and is also the co-author of The Cinema in Mexico and the World.