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  • Machu Picchu
  • Cuzco, Peru
  • Incan city
  • 2,430m above sea level
  • abandoned during Spanish conquest
  • rediscovered in 1911
  • tourist attraction now
  • One of the 7 wonders

Racial Population:

Indian (Native American) or Indigenous- 45 %

Mestizos or mixed race- 40%

Whites & Blacks- 15%

Festival of Inti Raymi

As spoken word

Cuzco

Resources Used:

SA Expeditions Travel Blog (https://www.saexpeditions.com/blog/peru-celebrations-festivals-in-cusco/)

Encyclopedia Britannica (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/147674/Cuzco)

History Channel Website (http://www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu/pictures/machu-picchu/peru-trekking)

Cultural Survival (http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/peru/can-quechua-survive)

National Geographic (http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/peru/machu-picchu/secrets/#page=2)

Every Culture (http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Peru.html)

Machu Picchu Gateway (http://www.machupicchu.org/peru_culture.htm)

The People today....

Speak the native language: Quechua

Still use Llamas and natural wild life as part of daily life

Modern structures

are built with

consideration for

Incan architecture

Machu Picchu and its Surviving Culture

by Annamarie DiRaddo

What to Expect:

  • History

  • Beautiful Landscapes

  • Cultural Norms Today
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