USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -For hundreds of years, Machu Picchu (which means “Old Mountain” in the local Quechua language) had sat undisturbed high in the Andes, hidden beneath moss and tangled vines. It had not been discovered by the Spanish conquistadors who defeated the Incas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yet the Incas, and the civilizations before them, coaxed harvests from the Andes’ sharp slopes and intermittent waterways. They developed resilient breeds of crops such as potatoes, quinoa and corn. They built cisterns and irrigation canals that snaked and angled down and around the mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Machu Picchu, the urban citadel built high in the peaks of the Andes by the Inca civilization, has fascinated visitors and scholars alike.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Inca people built a civilization between the 13th and the 16th centuries. The empire was located along western South America in the Andes mountains.