Machu Picchu was an Inca site built in the 15th century‚ most likely constructed as an estate for emperor Pachacuti (1438-1472). This popular archaeological site is located in the Cusco Region‚ Urubamba Province‚ Machupicchu‚ District‚ Peru on a mountain ridge above the sacred valley. This makes the site 2430 meters (7970 feet) above sea level. Although Machu Picchu was a very beautiful place‚ it was abandoned by most citizens during the Spanish Conquest. The remaining inhabitants likely died from
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Diversity of Peruvian Amazonia (BIODAMAZ‚ Peru-Finland)‚ Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana‚ Apdo. 454‚ Iquitos‚ Peru‚ e-mail: skj@iki.fi *corresponding author 2Project Biological Diversity of Peruvian Amazonia (BIODAMAZ‚ Peru-Finland)‚ Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana‚ Apdo. 454‚ Iquitos‚ Peru biodamaz@iiap.org.pe Abstract The Project Biological Diversity of Peruvian Amazonia is a three-year cooperation project between Peru and Finland. Its overall objective is
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Francisco Pizarro was one of the cruelest Spanish conquistadors. He is most famous for conquering the Inca Empire in Peru. He was also part of the expedition led by Vasco Núñez de Balboa that discovered the Pacific. Pizarro’s victory over the Incas is considered to be the most astonishing and most incredible military accomplishment in history. Pizarro was inspired by Hernando Cortés and his defeat over the great Aztec empire. Pizarro‚ like Cortés‚ wanted fame‚ glory‚ and fortune by coming to the
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Peru is about 500‚000 square miles long. The population is 29.5 million people. Peru is broken up into 25 regions plus Lima. Spanish is the main language. Lima is located in the valleys of the Chillon‚ Rimoc‚ and Lurin rivers‚ in the central part of the country‚ on a desert coat overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The geography of Peru is divided up into three basic regions: The Coastal Region‚ The Amazon Basin‚ and the Andean Mountain ranges. Each region has a different climate and supports a different
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south until Chile‚ and north of the Argentina‚ all the coast Of Peru‚ thus
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best places to visit in the world and has a lot of universal and historic value. Machu Picchu is located in Peru and is known for its unique building structures and historic worth. Machu Picchu is a significant travel destination because it has a great historic value and it has various types of ancient buildings and structures to see. Machu Picchu is an important historic sanctuary in Peru once inhabited by the thriving ancient civilization of the Inca. It was the last known stronghold of the Inca’s
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Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is the remains of a 15th century Inca civilization. It is a citadel built into a mountain ridge. The ridge and settlement are 2‚430 meters above sea level. Machu Picchu is located in Peru and is above what is known as the Sacred Valley which is where the Urubamba River flows through. It is believed that Machu Picchu was built in honor of Pachacuti‚ an Inca emperor that reigned sometime during 1438-1472. Machu Picchu is commonly mistaken for the Lost City of the Incas
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Brazil forms its eastern border; its other neighbors include Peru and Chile to the west and Argentina and Paraguay to the south. The western part‚ enclosed by two chains of the Andes‚ is a great plateau—the Altiplano‚ with an average altitude of 12‚000 ft (3‚658 m). Almost half the population lives on the plateau
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Torn from the Nest What is the picture of village life this book gives us? Clorinda Matto de Turner book‚ Torn from the Nest‚ takes the reader into the village life of Peru. Torn from the Test depicts the tribulations of the lifestyle that people in the countryside live. At this time Peru was trying to build a strong nation this meant the government had an influence on how these people lived their lives. Turner’s book takes the reader into the society and virtues of these people. The importance
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has a population is Chile‚ which is more than 2‚300 miles away. Then‚ the next closest place is Tahiti‚ about 2‚500 miles northwest. Some think that the Polynesian seafarers were the first people on the island‚ while others think it was people from Peru. There are many similarities between the Rapanui
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