FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE INCA CIVILIZATION
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Machu Picchu in in the Andes, is the only city that has been rebuilt. People could farm around the mountains. They could farm potatoes and corn.
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Machu Picchu in in the Andes, is the only city that remains without being destroyed, we don’t really know its use. People could farm in the mountains by building terraces. Potatoes were what they could farm the most.
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Machu Picchu in in the Andes, is the only city that remains without being destroyed, it was used for sacrifices. People could not farm in the mountains.
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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: -More than 7, 000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu is the most visited tourist destination in Peru. A symbol of the Incan Empire and built around 1450AD, Machu Picchu was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tucked away in the rocky countryside northwest of Cuzco, Peru, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a royal estate or sacred religious site for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century.
Detailed explanation-4: -The construction is 75% original, one of the most well preserved archaeological sites of its time. When the Spanish arrived in Peru in the 15th century, they destroyed a lot of the Inca constructions and sacred sites during their conquest, building Catholic churches on top.