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The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. IT had the most developed administrative and political structure in the Americas, with the center located in hte city of Cuasco. The civilization arose from the Peruvian highlands in the early 13th century. From 1438 to 1533, the Incas incorporated vast amounts of territory in South America centered on the Andean Mountains via conquest and peaceful assimiliation. At its peak, the empire joined Peru, Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, and a large portion of modern Chile. The official language was Quechua and many forms of worship existed. The Incas considered their king, the Sapa Inca, to be the son of the sun. Unlike other advanced civilizations, they lacked wheeled vehicles, iron and steel, as well as a system of writing. However they had developed monumental architecture (especially stonework), extensive roads, finely-woven textiles, and many agricultural innovations. It functioned without money and markets, but instead was based on trade among individuals, groups and rulers.