Brief Tour of Cuzco and Machu Picchu Pablo Fuentes.

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Brief Tour of Cuzco and Machu Picchu Pablo Fuentes

Cuzco Founded prior to 700 A.D. Capital of Inca Empire Called by Incas “The Navel of the World” Oldest continuously inhabited city in Western Hemisphere Cuzco from Sacsayhuaman

Rainfall in Cuzco

Sacsayhuaman North end of Cuzco on hill overlooking city Stones of up to 300 tons Fitted stones without mortar Called a fortress, but probably Incan spiritual center

People of Cuzco Boys in OllantaytamboWoman weaving

Machu Picchu Sacred city of the Inca Empires (Tahuantinsuyu) Constructed late 1400s or early 1500s Discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham of Yale

Views from Huayna Picchu Ruins atop Huayna Picchu View of Machu Picchu from Huayna Picchu

Organization of Tour Company