Lección 7
Panorama—Perú

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Información sobre Perú

Peru Geography   http://www.photius.com/
 
LANIC—Perú   http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/
 
Nuevo Perú—Red Internet Perú   http://www.rcp.net.pe/
 
Centro Cultural Perú Virtual   http://www.perucultural.org.pe/
 

Perú arqueológico

Las lineas de Nazca   http://www.rcp.net.pe/
 
The Nazca Lines   http://gosouthamerica.about.com/
 
Tumbas reales de Sipán   http://www.unired.net.pe/
 
Machu Picchu   http://www.cuscoperu.com/
 
Machu Picchu—World Humanities Review   http://www.unesco.org/
 
Saxsayhuaman   http://www.cusco.net/
 
Inti Raymi—Festival of the Sun   http://www.cusco.net/
 

Ciudades de Perú

Lima—The City of Kings   http://www.geocities.com/
 
Guía de Cusco   http://guiadelcusco.perucultural.org.pe/
 

Algunas palabras clave
Use the links on this page or a search engine to complete the activities. Key words for searching for information on the Incas and Peruvian artists, writers, and musicians are:
Inti Raimi / Inti Raymi
Machu Picchu
Saxsayhuaman / Sacsaihuaman
llama / guanaco / alpaca / vicuña

  1. At what time of year does the festival of Inti Raimi take place? Describe where the present-day festival takes place. Name one of the ancient chronicalers of Inti Raimi.
  2. When did the Incas build Machu Picchu? When was it abandoned? What is the name of the river that flows through the valley below? What are the two parts that make up Machu Picchu?

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