All the filed of the Empire were divided into four category, like field of Temple, Curacas, The emperor and fields of the people. Overseers were responsible to make sure that a person after fulfilling his duty in Mita still had enough time to for his own land and family.ĭuring Inca period people were mostly depended on cultivation of their land. But Inca government always wisely calculated the amount of time one could share in Mita. It remain mandatory for a person until he became fifty. Once a person turned into fifteen, it became obligatory to participate in the Mita. In Mita people worked in building highways, construction of Emperor and nobles house, monuments, bridges, temple fields, Emperor fields and also in mines. Government took care of the family who was absent in the while working in Mita. It was like pubic service system of modern times. When someone's turn came (actually Mita means turn) he joined Mita. During Inca period people were needed to work only 65 days to provide food for his family. In this system all the people worked for government for a certain period. Enormous construction of highways and structures were possible because of their Mita system. Mita system was one of the best invention of Inca government. Machu Picchu has been declared as One of the Seven wonders of the world in 2007 at Lisbon, Spain.
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