Created by the ancient Nazca culture in South America, and depicting various plants, animals, The Inca first appeared in the Andes region during the 12th century A. Known as Tawantinsuyu, the Inca state spanned the distance of northern Ecuador to central Chile and consisted of A career army officer, he led the military coup overthrowing the Allende government in , establishing himself at the head of the ensuing military regime. In he enacted a constitution giving In , while leading an expedition in search of gold, he sighted Che Guevara was a prominent communist figure in the Cuban Revolution who went on to become a guerrilla leader in South America.
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Civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca all built pyramids to house their deities, as well as to bury their The primary industries in Live TV. This Day In History. Water was a sacred element to the Incas, it represented fertility. At the south end of the city the Incas built numerous artificial terraces where they developed its local agriculture. According to Inca custom, virgin girls of remarkable beauty were chosen to become priestesses to serve the Sapa Inca and the gods.
Some of them became concubines and others were sacrificed to the Gods. It is believed that Machu Picchu housed a large number of them since skeletons were found buried in caves of which were women. The inaccessibility of Machu Picchu makes for a natural hide out to protect the Sapa Inca and his family from invaders. To protect the city the Incas built a 6 meter tall by 1. The city was inhabited for just over one hundred years and no one knows for sure why the Incas abandoned such a magnificent city.
It is believed that the civil war between the brothers Atahualpa and Huascar had interrupted the food supply to Machu Picchu. Another possibility is that it was affected by an epidemic that killed its residents. Whatever the reason, its residents deserted Machu Picchu before the Spaniards arrived in the Andes. It was forgotten for years until the American explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered it in The Inca citadel is located 80 km northwest the city of Cusco , it sits majestically between the mountains of Machu Picchu and Wuayna Picchu in the most unreachable area of the Urubamba River.
Inca architecture is most known for its polygonal stones used in many religious buildings. One stone found in a temple wall in Machu Picchu is estimated to have at least 33 corners. There are two sectors in Machu Picchu, each sector was constructed on a natural division due to a geological fault.
The most significant archeology sites are the Temple of the Sun, Intihuatana stone, the Room of the Three Windows, water fountains or pools, Royal Mausoleum, the Residence of the Priest. The Amazon Rainforest is home to more than 1, species of frogs. The Poison-dart frog is by far the most poisonous frog on earth. The Amazon Rainforest is also home to more than 10, species of mammals, 1, species of birds and the Amazon River and its tributaries have more than 3, species of fish. The Nazca Lines are an exceptional collection of geoglyphs in the southern desert of Peru.
There are about figures among them. A comprehensive database of facts about animals to enhance the academic experience of those interested in wildlife. More than three quarters of the Peruvian territory lies east of the Andes. The jungle or Selva has two parts, the high and the low Selva. Culture Fascinating culture and Inca heritage of this beautiful country. Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. Animals of Peru Animals in Peru have specialized and adapted to the conditions of its geography.
Submitted by Staff writer. The "royal estate" theory, first proposed in the s, is largely based on a 16th-century Spanish document that referred to a royal estate called Picchu, which was built in the same general area as Machu Picchu. Other scholars have speculated that the Inca had a more spiritual purpose in mind when they built Machu Picchu.
A study by Giulio Magli, an astrophysicist at the Polytechnic Institute in Milan, Italy, postulated that the site was a scaled-down version of a mythic landscape from the Inca religion. According to Magli, Machu Picchu was a pilgrimage site where worshipers could symbolically relive a harrowing journey purportedly taken by their ancestors. That trek began in Bolivia' s Lake Titicaca and continued beneath the earth before emerging at a place close to Cusco.
According to another theory, proposed by archaeologist and anthropologist Johan Reinhard in his book Machu Picchu: Exploring an Ancient Sacred Center , Machu Picchu occupied a special place in the "sacred landscape" of the Inca.
For example, Machu Picchu is built atop a mountain that is almost completely encircled by the Urubamba River, which the Inca named the Vilcamayo, or Sacred River. Reinhard also pointed out that the rising and setting of the sun, when viewed from specific locations within Machu Picchu, aligns neatly with religiously significant mountains during the solstices and equinoxes.
The Inca believed the sun to be their divine ancestor. See the top ten Machu Picchu secrets. While most theories about Machu Picchu emphasize either a utilitarian or spiritual aspect for the site, Reinhard and other scholars say the two ideas need not be mutually exclusive.
See Machu Picchu pictures submitted by National Geographic fans. Peruvian archaeologist Cock noted that unlike many cultures today, the Inca did not distinguish between church and state, so the notion that a site could serve dual purposes would not have been unusual. All rights reserved. Share Tweet Email. Why it's so hard to treat pain in infants. This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city Caracals have learned to hunt around the urban edges of Cape Town, though the predator faces many threats, such as getting hit by cars.
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