FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE INCA CIVILIZATION
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Cuzco
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Palenque
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Lima
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Machu Picchu, also spelled Machupijchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1821, after many rebellions throughout all of Latin America, Peru gained independence and maintained Lima as the country’s capital. Cusco, however, was chosen as the “Archaeological Capital of South America” in recognition of its historic importance to not only Peru but the whole continent.
Detailed explanation-3: -Starting from the most general to the most specific, Machu Picchu is in South America, in a country called Peru. In a south Peruvian city named Cusco, the ancient Inca capital. Precisely, in the Cusco province of Urubamba, a district of the same name, Machu Picchu.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cusco, often spelled Cuzco ([ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qusqu ([ˈqɔsqɔ])), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; in 2017, it had a population of 428, 450.