Machu picchu, huayna picchu, camino inca, arquitectura inca. Join us for a fun filled adventure starting in cusco, peru. Students will learn about the archaeological site of machu picchu, built by the inca. Presentations ppt, key, pdf logging in or signing up. By maya have you ever wondered who the incas are, well then lets learn about the incas secrets and a handful of fun facts too. Well acclimate, explore local ruins and tour the sacred valley of the incas. Machu picchu was built so well that after 500 years you could not even slide a blade between the stones isnt that coolthat is why machu picchu still stands today. Unveiling the mystery of the incasteachers key 47 vii. A century ago, the world was stunned to hear the first news of the.
A mystery for over 400 years, it was left undiscovered during the spanish conquest, although the spaniards searched in vain. Go ahead and hit reply on the email that delivered this pdf to your inbox. Machu picchu, once the citadel of the inca culture in peru, sits atop a mountain in a jungle of green landscape in the steep rugged mountains of southern peru. Machu picchu stands in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. Machu picchusu arquitectura, urbanizacion, ingenieria y planeamiento. Chips left from carving stones where put far under the ground so when it rains the chips help drain the water away from machu picchu what a great idea the incas had. Machu picchu was very high so it would kill of diseases for example the mosquitoes to carry malaria. It was an amazing urban creation of inca empire at its height. Afterwards, well trek for several days to machu picchu, a. Machu picchu montana vieja tours peru machu picchu. It is also included on many lists as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
Unveiling the mystery of the incas, on view at the peabody museum of natural history, yale university, new haven, connecticut, from january 26 to may 4, 2003. Machu picchu is located about 2,350 meters above sea level. Winning projects reimagine the tourist experience of machu picchu. Lastly spiritually, it is a good location because they may feel that they are closer and more connected to the sky and gods. Emplazamiento machu picchu junto con huayna joven pichu cerro forman. Machu picchu was a small city with not a lot of people. Machu picchu was constructed around 1450, at the height of the inca empire, and was abandoned less than 100 years later, as the empire collapsed under spanish conquest. Take your students into the thin air of the andes and visit these inca ruins. Machu picchu machu picchu is the most visited tourist attraction in peru.
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