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MACHU PICCHU

MACHU PICCHU. by Mercedes Kraszewski. Located high in the Peruvian Andes, Machu Picchu was hidden from the outside world for hundreds of years. . Llama Photograph by Gayathri Vuppuluri , My Shot

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MACHU PICCHU

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  1. MACHU PICCHU by Mercedes Kraszewski

  2. Located high in the Peruvian Andes, Machu Picchu was hidden from the outside world for hundreds of years.

  3. Llama Photograph by GayathriVuppuluri, My Shot Llamas, like the one shown here, are a common sight at Machu Picchu. Used as pack animals for centuries by Andean dwellers, the camel relatives were also sources of leather, wool, and meat for the Inca.

  4. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SPOT-MACHU PICCHU

  5. What was the place of Machu Picchu in the world view of the Incas? Machu Picchu, with its enduring air of mystery and its stunning mountain surroundings, evokes a sense of wonder.

  6. The Intihuatana is a huge carved stone that occupies a high point in Machu Picchu. It may have been an astronomical calendar or used for mountain worship.

  7. Intricate stonework below the Temple of the Sun.

  8. In the fifteenth century, the Inca state began to expand under the rule of the emperor Pachacutec. Other cultures were conquered and assimilated to create the most powerful empire in the New World. At its peak the Inca empire stretched for 5500 kilometers from what is now southern Colombia down through Peru to central Chile.

  9. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/your-machu-picchu-photos/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/peru/machu-picchu/your-machu-picchu-photos/ https://www.google.com/search?q=machu+picchu+pictures&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OHyeT7L2Hqnh0gH6jcWbDw&ved=0CEEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=624 http://www.culturefocus.com/peru-machu-picchu.htm

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