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Brief Tour of Cuzco and Machu Picchu Pablo Fuentes.

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1 Brief Tour of Cuzco and Machu Picchu Pablo Fuentes

2 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

3 Rainfall in Cuzco

4 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

5 People of Cuzco Boys in OllantaytamboWoman weaving

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

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

8 Organization of Tour Company


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