Miles up on top of a mountainlay the ruins of an ancient city. This city was nicknamed "The city in the clouds". The name of this great city was Machu Piccuh is a great place to visit and see the sites. Machu Piccuh has much to offer with it's great scenery, over two-hundred ancient structures, and it's a world renowned archacological site.
The city of Machu Piccuh has some of the worlds most beautiful surroundings. In the middle of a tropical rain forest Machu Piccuh stands 2,430 meters above sea level. Machu Piccuh is considered the most amazing Inca creation. The city is nestled between the top of the mountain and the surrounding valleys. These deep valleys surrounding the city have cultivated for over a thousand years. Paragraph 11 …show more content…
Inside the city lay over two-hundred ancient structures dating back over a thousand years. Paragraph 9 says "Giant walls, terraces, and ramps seemed as if they were cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments." All of these structures date back to when the Inca was at it's hieght. The city was split into many sections. These sections were the religious,ceremonial, astronomical, and agricultural sites. All of these you can see at this ancient city.
Machu Piccuh is also known as a world renown archacological site. Many things have been found and dug up here to try and find out more about the people of this once great city. Many relics have been dug up and have made it a little easier to understand the Inca peoples way of life, Paragraph 6 says "Careful digging around the ruins yielded scores of Inca graves, stone dishes, and several bronze implements." With all these find there is still much to learn about this great city.
Thousands of years ago the city of Machu Piccuh was a thriving city, but when all it's inhabitants left it turned into the ruins of today. These ruins have have given us a lot. Like the great views from on top of the mountain where the city stand or the deep valleys surrounding it. The many structures have left us in awe and the many things that were left behind by it's people have been observed to figure out more about the great city of Machu
The city of Machu Piccuh has some of the worlds most beautiful surroundings. In the middle of a tropical rain forest Machu Piccuh stands 2,430 meters above sea level. Machu Piccuh is considered the most amazing Inca creation. The city is nestled between the top of the mountain and the surrounding valleys. These deep valleys surrounding the city have cultivated for over a thousand years. Paragraph 11 …show more content…
Inside the city lay over two-hundred ancient structures dating back over a thousand years. Paragraph 9 says "Giant walls, terraces, and ramps seemed as if they were cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments." All of these structures date back to when the Inca was at it's hieght. The city was split into many sections. These sections were the religious,ceremonial, astronomical, and agricultural sites. All of these you can see at this ancient city.
Machu Piccuh is also known as a world renown archacological site. Many things have been found and dug up here to try and find out more about the people of this once great city. Many relics have been dug up and have made it a little easier to understand the Inca peoples way of life, Paragraph 6 says "Careful digging around the ruins yielded scores of Inca graves, stone dishes, and several bronze implements." With all these find there is still much to learn about this great city.
Thousands of years ago the city of Machu Piccuh was a thriving city, but when all it's inhabitants left it turned into the ruins of today. These ruins have have given us a lot. Like the great views from on top of the mountain where the city stand or the deep valleys surrounding it. The many structures have left us in awe and the many things that were left behind by it's people have been observed to figure out more about the great city of Machu