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    Machu Picchu Civilization

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    pools, fountains, temples and altars this place is called Machu Picchu. Their civilization lacked the tools needed, with no iron and wheel to use Archeologists have long wondered why it was built the way it was as well as how. With more than two hundred structures within, carved from stone, surrounding a hundred acre green nourished by open water ways and fountains. With no carvings there can be little said on the purpose of Machu Picchu, but there have been some new developments in the…

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    What Is Machu Picchu?

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    Machu Picchu is a place In the mountains near to the Cuzco city, it is surrounded by a jungle, it is eight thousand feet over sea level. This city was built in the year one thousand four hundred fifty of the Christian era during the reign of the emperor Pachaqutec, it is very difficult to now what was the purpose of this city but many studious believe that its main purpose was mainly to be a religious and military fortress and it seems to be a refuge to the Inca empire when enemies attack. The…

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    Machu Picchu Narrative

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    low alcohol content of about 3 percent. We each tried a small glass, and made our way to dinner and the hostel exhausted from the long day of work and travel. Thursday’s wake up was at 5 a.m. in order to be sure we caught our PERURAIL train to Machu Picchu with a 6:15 a.m. departure time. By 7:45 a.m. we were informed that we had reached our stop at km 104. However, we were the only group to exit the train at this point and more or less we were dropped off on the rail road tracks in the…

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    there is the Amazon Rain forest. Toucans, parrots, and a Giant Galapagos Tortoise all live in the forest. In South America, Peru is found. Peru has an ancient feature named Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is built on the Andes mountain in Peru. Inca leaders take Machu Picchu as a royal estate. People long ago, who lived in Machu Picchu, built walls with stone so tight together, nothing could fit through. There is also Lima, the largest city in Peru. Finally, there is the Amazon River, the second…

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    places in Peru. Lima, Cuzco and Machu Picchu. It was a wonderful trip and I loved all 3 places, but I'm focusing on Machu Picchu right now because it's the one people are most interested in, by far. Tickets…

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    Machu Ricchu Machu icchu a site that was slipped away and forgotten. It was site that was conceived to have been a collection of lands and a sacred religious haven for Inca leaders. In the 16th century the whole civilization was wiped out by the Spanish intruders. For hundreds of years this site remained undiscovered ever since the event occurred no one was able to stumble upon it until one American archaeologist, Hiram Bingham found it unexpectedly on an expedition in 1911. The site was…

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    despair. I am referring to Machu Picchu and all of the death in Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was a cool place and people still visit Machu Picchu today. What you are about to read is all about Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was built around 1450 and was abandoned about a century later and no one knows why the place was abandoned but some people speculate that it was smallpox. after further research, they figured out that most of the deaths at Machu Picchu were women. Machu Picchu is located 2430…

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    Machu Picchu would be a great travel destination because of its historical interest. Machu Picchu is one of the world's great archaelogical wonders and one of the most beautiful mountainous areas. Also, is a great historical site because of the history on how it was found. Furthermore, Machu Picchu would be a great historical travel destination because it is one of the world's great archaeological wonders. The story,"The Stones of Machu Picchu", says,"Despite the mysteries…

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    Art Analysis: You Go Girl

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    mediums, shades of color and style. Machu Picchu, Midsummer Moonlight, Moonlight and At Aswan on the Nile are all visuals of landscapes. These landscapes reveal the artist’s feelings about certain events that were important in their lives. Machu Picchu and Midsummer Moonlight uses darker shades with blue tones and the pictures depict a scene of sadness and suggest mystery. Each artist portrayed a landscape but used different types to express their meaning. Machu Picchu is a painting of the…

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    on his way to deliver a message to Machu Picchu. The Inca chaski had to run up and down mountains to deliver messages and they stood a mile apart along the road system do they could switch off. Each messenger would run beside the incoming messenger…

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