The Inka Economy
Economy• An economy consists of the system of
the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services within a country or other area – that is, it pertains to the labor, capital and land resources, as well as the actors, or agents, who participate in the production, storage, exchange, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a given area.
Tripartite Division of Resources
• State/Inka
• Religion/Gods
• Hatunruna (Ayllus/Commoners)
Ayllus and the Vertical Archipelago
Caballitos
Coastal Valley Ecology
Highland Agriculture
Andean Agricultural Sciences
Highland irrigation
Varieties of Potatoes in one field (chakra)
Labor Organization:Reciprocity-Ayni / Minka State Labor -Mit’a
Root Crop (Manioc) cultivationin the ceja and Tropical Forest
Administrative Centers with Storehouses
Collcas - Storehouses
Aqllakuna – young women in service to the state (weaving, brewing chicha, etc.)
Aqllahuasi at Huánuco Pampa
Mitimaes (Mitmaqkuna)
• Military
• Economic
• Religious
State Farms - Cochabamba(Huayna Capac)
Cochabamba Valley Maize Fields (Huayna Capac)
Supplying laborers for state farms in Abancay and Cochabamba
Suyus in Cochabamba maize field
Artisanal Facilities staffed by mitimaes
Mitimaes for Copacabana Pilgrimage Center, Lake Titicaca
Miliraya - Textile and Pottery Production
Copacabana Pilgrimage Center
Collca quipucamayoq
Military Recruitment and Organization
Census-Taking
Provincial Record Keeper
Chupachu Labor Assignments (1549)
Decimal Administrative Accounting - Khipu