MACHU PICCHU

A MAP TO SHOW HOW CLOSE WE ARE

A MAP TO SHOW WERE IT IS IN SOUTH AMERICA

A MAP TO SHOW YOU WERE IT IS IN PERU

A VIEW OF MACHU PICCHU FROM GOOGLE EARTH

A CLOSE UP VEIW OF MACHU PICCHU ON GOOGLE EARTH

MACHU PICCHU'S LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE IS 13°s AND 72°W

THIS SHOWS THAT WE ARE SOUTH EAST FROM MACHU PICCHU.

THE REASON MACHU PICCHU IS A FAMOUS LANDMARK IS BECAUSE I IS A RUIN OF AN OLD INCA VILLAGE AND THE AMAZING HEIGHTS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE WILDLIFE MAKES IT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO VISIT.

MACHU PICCHU IS AN OLD INCA CIVILIZATION WHICH WAS BUILT SOME 500 YEARS AGO. IT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE THE OCCUPANTS LIVING THERE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IRON, STEEL, OR MODERN MACHINERY TO BUILD LARGE STRUCTURES. EVEN THOUGH THEY DID HAVE WHEELS THEY DID NOT USE THEM IN THE BUILDING PROGRESS.

TEMPLE OF THE SUN:
THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN HAS AN ELLIPTICAL DESIGN THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE DESIGN THAT THE INCA CAPITAL OF CUZCO HAD SOMEWHERE. THE DESIGN IS LOCATED WHERE THE INCA EMPEROR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE RESIDED AT MACHU PICCHU AND THEY ALSO BELIEVED THAT IT MIGHT OF SERVED AS AN ALTER.

MACHU PICCHU IS A MAN-MADE LANDMARK. IT WAS A SMALL INCA CIVILIZATION.

I CHOSE MACHU PICCHU AS MY FAMOUS PLACE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE ONE OF MY MOM'S FRIENDS WENT TO MACHU PICCHU BECAUSE SHE WAS TEACHING HER CLASS, SHE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER AND I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND I HAVE ONLY LEFT CANADA ONCE AND I REALLY WANT TO TRAVEL THERE. SO THATS WHY I CHOSE MACHU PICCHU.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• MACHU PICCHU IS THE MOST VISITED TOURIST SITE IN PERU
• MACHU PICCHU WAS DESIGNATED A *UNESCO* (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN 1983
• MACHU PICCHU WAS BUILT AROUND 1450AD/CE
• MACHU PICCHU WAS NAMED ONE OF THE SEVEN WORLD WONDERS IN 2007
• SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CLEANING REBUILDING OR FIXING ANYTHING THEY CAN FIND THERE TO REMAKE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE 500 YEARS AGO
• MACHU PICCHU WAS ABANDONED JUST 100 YEARS AFTER IT WAS BUILT TO AVOID THE SPANISH CONQUEST

Etymology:
(the study of the origin of words)
In the Quechua (K-Chawa) language, machu means "old" or "old person", while pikchu means "peak" or "mountain", therefore making Machu Picchu (Old Peak)

History:
(One brief part of it)
Although Machu Picchu was only 80 kilometres or 50 miles from the capital Cusco, during the Spanish Conquest, they never found Machu Picchu and that's the only reason it's still here today.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.

Sources:
INFORMATION:
Main Source of Information:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Latitude and Longitude:
http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/

IMAGES:
Machu Picchu Picture:
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/how-to-travel-to-machu-picchu
Google Maps:…