MACHU PICCHU

WHAT IS MACHU PICCHU?

• Machu Picchi ia an old Incan city in Peru, South America at about 13 S, 72 W
• It is known as the "Lost City"
• It is called that because it was abandoned 100 years after its construction

WHY IS IT "LOST"?

• It was abandoned about 100 years after it's construction
• Abandoned around the time the Spanish began their conquest of the pre-Colombian civilization
• But there is little evidence the conquistadors ever attacked the city

WHAT KIND OF STRUCTURES ARE IN MACHU PICCHU?

• Machu Picchu's most famous structures include the Temple Of The Sun and the Inihuatana stone
• The Inihuatana stone is a granite rock that is believed to have been used as a solar clock
• The Temple of the Sun has a large rock in the center that light from the summer solstice sun hits from one of the many temple windows, indicating an alignment between the sun, rock, and window,
• There are also palaces, storage rooms, and about 150 houses in the city
• Machu Picchu has become a home for many endangered animals including Ocelots, Pampas cats, Long-tailed weasels, and many others since it was abandoned

WHO DISCOVERED MACHU PICCHU?

• Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by an archeologist named Hiram Bingham

LINKS

• http://sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html
• http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274
• http://www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu
• http://www.livescience.com/22869-machu-picchu.html
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