Machu Picchu Thesis

I, Rigoberta Menchú at first seems like an autobiography, but that is not what it is meant to be. Menchú wrote the book as a testimony of her people's lives to be a voice for her people and show the world what is going on. There was a lot of controversy about whether Rigoberta deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, and if this book should be taught to students. There are allegations that she fabricated a lot of the story. People say that the book is not an accurate portrayal of her life. Considering that Menchú said, "I'd like to stress that it's not only my life, it's also the testimony of my people", the reader should know that this book was not meant to be an autobiography. Menchú powerfully explains the

(Preview) First I want to give you a little background on location about Machu Picchu, then some of the history of Macchu Picchu, and lastly inform you why you should visit one day.

Some people don’t know the great and amazing place called Manchu Picchu, which is an old Inca building that many architects admire. Those people don’t know that thousands of tourists and visitors come to look at it, wonder about its past, and to reflect off of it. In source two, the author states that “A world heritage is a place that is amazing. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization support that Machu Picchu is a world heritage.” This shows the reader how important and stunning Machu Picchu was. In this essay we are going to talk about what was so amazing about Machu Picchu, how it affected the environment and how it inspired architects, and how and who made it.

High in the Andean mountain range, nestled on a ridge between two mountains high above the valley floor below sits the amazing city and archaeological site of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is about 1400 kilometers south of the Equator on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes. The site lies near the head waters of the Amazon River and is on the ridge between two prominent mountain peaks – Machu Picchu and Hauyna Picchu – about 500 meters above the valley bottom (Wright and Kenneth, 2-3). Machu Picchu, believed to be the royal estate of the Inca ruler Pachacuti, is the most well-known of all the Inca archaeological sites. Professor Hiram Bingham discovered the site in July of 1911 and excavated it with the help of National Geographic and

b. Machu Picchu is a mountain city built by the Incas. It was a religious site. In 1911 it was discovered by the Europeans. It is now a tourist site.

A maquiladora is a manufacturing plant based in Mexico where foreign companies import materials and equipment, on a duty free and tariff free basis, for the purposes of processing, manufacturing, or assembling goods which are then exported to other countries. The idea behind these maquiladoras promises a prosperous Mexican society. On paper, it really does seem like NAFTA is living up to expectations; creation of more jobs and a much less unemployment rate. On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with what’s going on in Mexico in terms of employment. Everyone has jobs and everyone is getting paid for these jobs, so what’s the issue? Despite all of this, the degrading and terrible working conditions imposed upon the maquiladora workers

Maquiladoras are assembly plants clustered mostly in northern Mexico, along the U.S. border. The factories employ 17 percent of the Mexican work force, this makes maquiladoras Mexico’s second largest source of jobs but some people would say that the negatives weight over the positives. Some negatives about this situation are that how the Mexican government does not have full control of the factories, how the employees have to work in harsh conditions and, the employees get paid a low wage. Maquiladoras have both a positive and negative effect on the Mexican economy because of the poor work conditions, however the large numbers of the population they employ cannot be ignored.

Throughout the movie the changes in Ernesto become apparent especially when they encounter the couple who’s faces showed no hope, we later find out that Ernesto gave them their $15. Once their motorcycle broke down they started to encounter many indigenous people who were homeless in their own land. When visiting Machu Picchu Ernesto states, the Inca’s knew mathematics, astronomy, and brain surgery but the Spanish had gunpowder therefore defeating the Inca’s. Both were in genuine surprise when they found out that the Spanish moved the capital of the Inca’s to Lima instead of Cuzco where it initially was. They called the walls the Spanish built the in-competent walls. The men start to realize the disparity between the socio-economic group,

Hernán Cortés is an important Spanish conquistador who was responsible for the fall of the Aztecs. Cortes was born Medellin, Spain to a family of minor nobility. He chose to find be part of the military in the new world. It started with Columbus finding the Americas. Cortes moved to Santo Domingo in the west of the Indies. Couple of years later, he fought under the supervision of Diego Velazquez. Cortes was supposed to sail to the Yucatan in 1519, it was canceled because of the cost. Although Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire to make them join the holy faith of Christianity, his main priorities were searching for gold for himself and become in power.

Peru is home to some of the most beautiful sites in the world but in the heart of the Andes mountains lies one of the most beautiful and significant sites South America has to offer, Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is a great place for tourists to go it has the richest history in almost all of the world. Machu Picchu is also nestled high up in the Andes mountains which means that the views and scenery there are truly beautiful. Machu picchu has a value like no other landmark in the world, just to think that incans romed the same spot that that people from all over the world is honestly amazing. Machu Picchu is a very important and significant wonder of the world, tourists should be thrilled to come to Machu Picchu.

“Machu Picchu is a world renowned archaeological site,” stated “Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.” Machu Picchu has many buildings that are connected to it or even as far as 60 miles away. Many people have explored Machu Picchu, but one specific person found things that led to more questions. Machu Picchu is in the middle of mountains with two different ecosystems on both sides.Machu Picchu has many mysteries some that no one will ever know the answer to, and others that have already been figured out.

Machu Picchu is a physical symbol of the culture that created it. It is located in the Andes Mountains in Peru, South America, high above the Urubamba River Canyon Cloud Forest. The Incan capital, Cuzco, the closest major city, is forty three miles northwest of this landmark. Machu Picchu is five square miles and eighteen square kilometers in size. This ancient civilization has an altitude of eight thousand feet and is surrounded by towering green mountains. Although covered in dense bush, it had many agricultural terraces that were sufficient enough to feed the population. Due to water from the natural springs as well as the agricultural terraces, it had the ability to be self-contained. Machu Picchu was created by the Inca culture for

“Machu Picchu is a world renowned archaeological site. The construction of this amazing city, set out according to a very rigorous plan, comprises one of the most spectacular creations of the Inca Empire.” stated by Duane Damon in Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu really, is like a book that tells us about the ingenuity of the citizens and builders. They created a city on top of a mountain and had sections of it carved out of the mountain face, that think is pretty cool. Some people may be pondering going to somewhere else but just think of all the stuff somebody could do at Machu Picchu and the sights visitors can see that can’t be seen anywhere

In "The Stones of Machu Picchu", it quotes, "Bingham stared in amazement at the 'walls of white granite ashlars [stone building blocks] carefully cut and exquisitely fitted together (Damon).'"This shows that even the explorers that see the most beautiful things in the world stare in awe at this amazing artwork. Another thing, in "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu", it elaborates, "Machu Picchu [is] in some of the scenically most attractive mountainous territory of the Peruvian Andes. As the last stronghold of the Incas and of superb architectural and archaeological importance, Machu Picchu is one of the most important cultural sites in Latin America; the stonework of the site remains as one of the world’s great examples of the use of a natural raw material to provide outstanding architecture which is totally appropriate to the surroundings(UNESCO)." This shows that not only do the Incas know how to build architec, but they also know how to survey land to find the prettiest place they can

In the article titled ‘Tourism in poor regions and social inclusion: the porters of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu’ in vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 104-118 of the World Leisure Journal in 2011, Arrelano describes how the exclusion/inclusion theory has affected the lives of the porters on the Inca Trail. The porters are the native indigenous people of Peru that have been discriminated against due to not speaking Spanish, are uneducated and lack wealth and power. The article explains the successful remedies used to alleviate these issues, but the failure to implement the laws to protect the porters means that they are still unfairly treated.