Raiders of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Urubamba River Machu Picchu Level M 4 The Hidden City High in the Andes Mountains of Peru is an ancient city: Machu Picchu No one has lived there for hundreds of years The city was hidden by thick forests and nearly forgotten for a long time For many years, very few people knew about Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Historians believe that Machu Picchu was built at the height of the Inca Empire and is made up of more than 150 buildings, ranging from baths and houses to temples and sanctuaries To walk through Machu Picchu is to walk through history, with many of its buildings still standing, irrigation systems working

Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas

This curriculum is designed to be used in conjunction with the exhibition Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas, to be held at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, from January 26 to May 4, 2003

Sustainable Tourism at Machu Picchu - Clemson University

Tourism at Machu Picchu •90 of Peru’s international tourists visit Cusco; Almost 50 visit Machu Picchu (Desforges, 2000; Solano, 2005) “Machu Picchu is a victim of its own success ”-Irina Boklova, UNESCO Chief, 2011 Source: Vecchio, 2011