Inca Kola

Tourists to Machu Picchu Machu Picchu, a once-great Inca city deserted in the Andes Mountain range, is a highly desirable tourist location (Damon 7). Shrouded with mystery and an eerie air, its discovery, exploration, and significance have been both researched and debated upon. Near the edge of the Amazon Basin, it sits atop the mountain as a testimony to the Inca’s architecture and art. Efforts are made to protect this highly significant city frozen in time (UNESCO 8). Discovery In July of…

hundreds of years ago by the Incas and is also known as “the city in the clouds” because it stands over 7,800 feet and covers over 79 acres. Within Machu Picchu, there are many Architectural and cultural factors like what was used to build it and the people who lived/lives there. Machu Picchu is a very cultured place and has many historical factors. First of all, it's known for its Inca legacies like how still today “people who live near Machu Picchu live like there Inca ancestors like being…

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY CUJO AND ANNE FRANK Claim: How can people best react to conflict ? Cujo Cujo is a 1981 psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a rabid dog. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982, and was made into a film in 1983. In this story there is a rabid dog that attacks people. The main characters are Donna Trenton and her son. In here I will describe Donna’s actions to respond the conflict. In Cujo, Donna Trenton was facing a difficult situation, she was reacting by…

cut stones all of which were hand cut, without using electric tools, equipment, or mortar and that it is still standing today. Lastly, it is interesting that Machu Picchu could have been built by people who did not even have a written language, the Inca communicated through a calculated system of knotted strings call quipu. 2. I personally do not think it really matters who…

Extra Credit: Vessel Double Spout Warrior’s Head For the extra credit assignment I visited the Mesoamerican exhibit at Cal State LA. In the exhibit there were multiple pieces of art. Some of the pieces included paintings, sculptures, and vessels. The pieces that stuck out to me were the vessels. The vessels had unique patterns that the paintings and sculptures did not have. The vessels that I saw were whistles, containers, vases, etc. There were an enormous variety of unique vessels. Many of…

Captain Garcilaso “El Inca” de la Vega was an important chronicler of the Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas, whose works were instrumental in the preservation of Inca culture. His father was a Spanish captain, and his mother was Palla Occlo, Incan royalty. He was a captain of a Spanish warship during the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British, and translated poetry during his time as a sea captain. He preserved Incan culture in his greatest works. He successfully blended fact…

ranging from Machu Picchu to Vinicunca, also known as 'Rainbow Mountain', to sections of the Amazon and many diverse ecosystems. The Inca Trail, Sacred Valley and colonial city of Cusco also contribute to the archaeological region of Macchu Piccu (Peru.travel 2017) creating one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. G Adventures' Inca Discovery and Intrepid's Inca Trail Express cover those locations throughout their tours. Inclusions, value for money and itinerary are significant…

mausoleum of the Inca Pachacutec, who was the founder and first emperor of Tawantinsuyo. In the citadel of Machu Picchu lived no more than 200 to 300 people but of a high social rank. Most of these people had some sort of relationship with the Inca; they were descendants of the founder of Tahuantinsuyo. The citadel is important, because it has a great archaeological value and a variety of ecosystems. Machu Picchu symbolizes the excellent technical skill, and productivity of the Inca Empire in…

inhabited by the Ancient Incas, which had been lost to the Andes Mountain range in Peru. An explorer by the name of Hiram Bingham was traveling through the jungles of Peru when he caught a glimpse of the Incan buildings that had long been forgotten by society. Bingham believed he had discovered the lost city of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was a city built by the Inca Empire long ago before it fell, near another city with the name of Vilcabamba. It was the last capital of the Inca Empire.…

How Does the Inca Empire Impact the Modern Day World? From accomplishing feats of brain surgery to incredible water piping systems, the Inca civilization was a great empire despite the short time it had lasted. Furthermore, many of their technologies and systems can still be found all over the world today. First, the Incas had great health care that kept the civilization healthy and functional. They had an abundance of knowledge about the internal body and also had natural resources to use…