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| | Monica Dispatch - May 5, 1999 |
 | | There are two karakas, a principal karaka and a secondary karaka, and they work as counterparts. |
 | | Because money doesn't play as important a role as labor in your society, the karakas are the ones responsible for agricultural taxation (for instance, land for alpacas and buildings to store maize), mit'a service (for example, construction of the Inca system of highways or military service), and textile taxation (clothing, cordage, rope, and cord). |
 | | The Pachaka Karaka, which means Chief of 100, looks over 10 groups of 10 "tax payers." This continues on in multiples of ten to Chief of 1,000 and then Lord of 10,000, the Hona Karaka, who reports directly to the Inca provincial governor. |
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