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The Lost City of the Incas
Machu Picchu
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Location
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Andes Mountains
8,000 ft above sea level
Covered with tropical forests of the Upper Amazon Basin
Plateau 2,000 ft above the Urubamba River in the Sacred
Valley
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Mystery #1—Why?
• Monument to Inca ruler
• Retreat center for elites
• Religious & ceremonial center
• Fortress or military stronghold
• Coca production
• Survival
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When? How? What?
15th century
Built & Abandoned within 100 yrs
Quarry –river rock
No iron, no steel, no wheels
Approx 1,000 people
Religious ceremonies
Agriculture (maize & coca)
Guard a number of roads
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The Incas
Growth of an Empire
Diplomacy, intermarriage,
warfare
Size of Empire
Cuzco region became the
administrative center
Fighting within
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The Spanish ArriveFrancisco Pizarro + 260 Spaniards
1532
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The Conquest
Met with ruler
Tricked and Kidnapped him
Ransom
Murder
Truce
Other Europeans arrived
Destruction
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Mystery #2– Why not?
Abandoned before Spanish
No precious artifacts
Too expensive to maintain?
Remoteness
“Forgotten” for 400 years
Until July 24, 1911
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Hiram Bingham
Professor of SA history at Yale
Fascinated by lost Inca cities
Try to find Vilcabamba, the last Inca stronghold
Return trips—removal of artifacts
Book Lost City of the Incas
Controversy
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1911
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Excavation
Work
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Today
Temples and Religious stones
Rulers palace and ~200 other dwellings
16 fountains and baths
~ 700 terraces (and a sophisticated drainage system)
Large plaza and small courtyards
Amazing stonework
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The Watchman’s Hut
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The Funerary Stone
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The Fountains
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The Intihuatana
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The Sacred Rock
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Temple of 3 Windows
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Stonework
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The Terraces
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Visiting
UNESCO World Heritage Site (1983)
One of new Seven Wonders of the World
Up to 3,500 people daily
Open daily 6 AM to 5 PM
Inca Trail or bus/train transportation
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Inca Trail
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The Future--Conservation
Unlimited tourism taking a toll
Plan to limit numbers of visitors
Perhaps closing the Inca Trail 3 months a year
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