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    “Machu Picchu is nestled in a breathtaking natural setting; the city’s lasting beauty comes from the careful blending of its striking architecture with its mountaintop environment”, as written in “The Stones of Machu Picchu”. Machu Picchu is a significant travel destination. There are many interesting historical events that took place here. It has such beautiful landscaping and has logos. Machu Picchu is a significant travel destination especially for tourists. To begin, Macho Picchu has historical

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    endless beauty. This is the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is a very popular tourist attraction, but many tourists do not know its true signifigance.This “city in the clouds” is of high importance because it not only is considered an archeological wonder but it is also very important to nature and has much historical and cultural signifigance. Huge stones make up Machu Picchu, some even weighing 10-15 tons (“The Stones of Machu Picchu” by Duane Damon). Lifting stones that heavy sounds

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    Essay on Tourism Effects on Machu Picchu

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    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

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    Flying through nighttime, I raced with my fellow ghost friend Laura on the abandoned roads. “Hey, Amelia, what’s that?” Laura asked, pointing at an ancient temple. “Looks like some kind of temple from Greece. I wonder how it got to Champ de Mars.” I replied, peering at the strange building. “Look, it’s the Eiffel Tower!” Laura squealed. I merely glanced at it. After all, I’d seen it tons of times. Then, suddenly, we swerved out of our usual path and headed towards it, Laura dragging me against

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    found someplace better”. Surely, you have heard of an ancient city in Peru known as Machu Picchu. “The significance of Machu Picchu as a travel destination are the artistic structures, the nature, and the mysteries.” Because of Machu Picchu’s mesmerizing structures, the city is adored. In the words of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO), Machu Picchu is one of the most important cultural sites in Latin America. The setting has many huge walls

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    Mt Everest Case Study

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    Case Study Analysis of Mount Everest-1996 MOUNTAINS ARE NOT MOLEHILLS Scot Crenshaw, Ph.D. Nicie Murphy, Ph.D. Michael Sturdivant Harding University Abstract If Mount Everest were an empire, its motto would undoubtedly be “I shall not be conquered”. However formidable, this giant which stands over 8000 meters above sea level into the sky, did not seem to intimidate the owners of the commercial guide companies, Adventure

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    city in the clouds. Machu Picchu is a city of wonder and history. Machu Picchu inspires travelers not only because it is recognized as an archaeological wonder, but also because its an Inca creation, and it is one of the best examples of man-land relationships. Machu Picchu is like the Disney World to sight seeing travelers. This amazing city is in the country of Peru high in the mountains. "The Stones of Machu Picchu" says "Despite the mysteries surrounding it, Machu Picchu is recognized as one of

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    Disappearing Machiya

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    3.1 Disappearing Machiya Due to ageing of the building, the number of Machiya are decreasing year by year and facing the possibility of extinction today. Expensive maintenance costs for owners and stricter disaster or fire prevention regulations in japan are also big concerns. Since the Japanese economy started receding about 15 years ago, existence of Machiya are in the crucial states are this has in turn affecting Kyoto city in its historical and traditional factors. According to a survey conducted

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    Andes lies a historical sanctuary encased in green foliage and colossal mountains. Machu Picchu is the perfect getaway that will not only amaze you, but will also educate you. Machu Picchu is a significant travel destination because of its fascinating architecture, the dramatic landscape that surrounds it, and because of the interesting culture of the people who started it all. The whole design of Machu Picchu is quite astonishing. The Incas did not have the same privileges that we have now so it

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    Situated on a mountain ridge overlooking the Sacred Valley, in the Cusco Region of the Urubamba Province in Peru can be found the site Machu Picchu (1). The building of this site is credited to the Inca people in 1450, and the site was abandoned nearly a century later because of Spanish conquest in 1572 (1). It has been estimated that Machu Picchu could support a population of about one thousand people. The language of the Inca people was Quechan, but they had no form of written language so there

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