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MachuPichuCONTENTS1–Location2–HowMachuPicchuwasbuilt3–WhyMachuPicchuwasbuilt4–CurrentsituationLocatedinnorthwestofCusco,Peru.ThetestamentofthepoweroftheIncapeople.TheINCAcivilizationstretched2,500miles,fromECUADORtoCHILE.PART1LocationPARTTWOHowMachuPicchuwasbuiltThepalaces,templesandinfrastructurewereconstructedusingstones,withoutthehelpofwheelsortoolsmadeofsteeloriron.Forgoingtheuseofmortar(amaterialoftenusedforbingingstonetogether).Locatedontwofalllines,MachuPicchuoftenexperiencessomeearthquakes(about200smallearthquakeseachyear)ThestonesinMachuPicchuwerecutsopreciselythattheysnuglyfittogether.Whenanearthquakehits,thestonesjigglebutdon’tfalloutofplace.ThatiswhyMPisstillstandingtoday.MachuPicchuisentirelyearthquakeproofPARTTHREEWhyMachuPicchuwasbuiltPurposeCeremonialsitesMilitarystrongholdRetreatfornobility.Anditisstillamystery…MachuPicchuwasabandonedacenturyafteritwasbuiltbecauseoftheSpanishConquest.SincetheIncahadnowrittenlanguage,norecordexiststoexplaintheexactpurposeofthesites.AutumnofMachuPicchuMachuPicchuwasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1983.In2007,MachuPicchuwasvotedoneoftheNewSevenWondersoftheWorldinaworldwideInternetpoll.PARTFOURCurrentsituationOverpromotedCurrentsituationDestructionNationalGeographicspentfourmonthsintroducingMachuPicchu.Nearly5,000peoplevisitMachuPicchueachdayduringthebusyseasonbetweenMayandOctoberIsawoldstonebuildingssetbetweenthegreenAndeanpeaks.Thetorrentrusheddownthecastle,whichhadbeenerodedbywindandrainforhundredsofyears.我看见石砌的古老建筑物镶嵌在青翠的安第斯高峰之间激流自风雨侵蚀了几百年的城堡奔腾下---聂鲁达(智利诗人1971年诺贝尔奖得主)THANKYOU