Parks in Peru - National Parks of Peru, Machu Picchu, List of Protected Areas of Peru, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Man National Park, Choquequirao (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: National Parks of Peru, Machu Picchu, List of Protected Areas of Peru, Plaza Mayor, Lima, Man National Park, Choquequirao, Huascarn National Park, Rio Abiseo National Park, Park of the Reserve, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, Alto Purs National Park, Cutervo National Park, Amotape Hills National Park, El Angolo Hunting Enclosed Land, Otishi National Park, Laquipampa Reserved Zone, Tingo Maria National Park, Yanachaga-chemilln National Park, Sunchubamba Hunting Enclosed Land, Ichigkat Muja - Cordillera Del Condor National Park, Biabo Cordillera Azul National Forest. Excerpt: Huayna Picchu towers above the ruins of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu (Quechua: ) "Old Mountain", pronounced ) is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (14381472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World. The Incas started building the estate around AD 1400 but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although known locally, it was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important a... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=80019