Top of the mountains

The site is built on natural rock and was designed to take advantage of the sun.

July 2nd 2013
What an amazing day! Early this morning, 6:30am to be exact, we got on a bus to take us up the mountain to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. This site was built in the 1400-1500's. They worked on it for 90 yrs. and still did not finish it. It was built as a sanctuary for the priests and nobles. The people under the control of the Inca had to pay an annual labor tax, and it was those people ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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Patty Ellsworth

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To Friends and Family, This blog started out to share what I learned as I traveled with my high school history students. Now that I am retired I am looking forward to more adventures. In about 10 days I will be leaving for Israel and Jordan. We will be visiting the major sites in the Holy Land and also Petra in Jordan. You are receiving this e-mail because at some point you asked to be listed on this travel blog. If you would like to continue receiving my blog and maybe learn something new you don't need to do anything. If you are tired of hearing my ramblings please unsubscribe. I hav... full info

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