1. a) When did the Incas build Machu Picchu? When was it abandoned? What is the name of the river that flows through the valley below? Why is Machu Picchu also referred as the Lost City? b) Research the Inca Trail that leads to Machu Picchu. Name three of the Inca ruins that are along this trail. Explain what they are and what they represent according to archeologists.
   
   
   
   
2. Get information on these two canyons and write a brief, engaging entry addressed to nature lovers and adventurers.
   Colca Canyon
   Cotahuasi Canyon
   
   
   
   
3. The Nazca lines were made by the Nazca people. a) When and where are the Nazca people from? What do these lines depict? b) Choose, and briefly explain, three theories that scientists have proposed as an attempt to solve the mystery of why the Nazca people would put so much effort and time into creating these “lines.” c) From all the theories you have read, with which one do you agree the most or do you have a theory of your own?
   
   
   
   
4. At what time of the year does the festival of Inti Raimi take place? Describe where the present-day festival takes place. What is the purpose of this festival? What is the recreation based on? Name one of the ancient chronicalers of Inti Raimi.
   
   
   

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