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Machu Picchu is a New7Wonder of the World. |
In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor
Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on
the mountain known as Machu Picchu ("old
mountain"). This extraordinary
settlement lies halfway up the Andes
Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and
above the Urubamba River. It was
probably abandoned by the Incas because
of a smallpox outbreak and, after the
Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the
city remained 'lost' for over three
centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram
Bingham in 1911.
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Lost Inca citadel discovered 35 km from Machu
Picchu |
British, US
and Peruvian explorers joined forces
in an adventure that led to the
discovery of a pre-Colombian citadel
in the district of Santa Teresa, in
the province of Convención,
department of
Cuzco.
National
Geographic, the company that
financed the expedition, Peter
Frost,an expert on the Inca
civilization; Alfredo Valencia,
archaeologist at the San Antonio
Abad University in Cuzco; and US
explorer Scott Gorsuch, announced
the find at a conference at the
National Museum of Peruvian
Archaeology, Anthropology & History.
The archaeological complex has been
dubbed Corihuayrachina (gold melted
by the wind), a site the explorers
believe was one of the final
strongholds of the Inca rebels who
sought refuge in the Vilcabamba
jungle region.
Terry D.
Garcia, vice-president of the
National Geographic Society, said
the company will broadcast footage
of the impressive discovery to a TV
audience of some 200 million
viewers.
For more information visit
The National Geographic Site
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PERU´S COUNTRY RISK RATING IMPROVES |
On the heels of the
inauguration of the new government, news on the
economic front have begun to look more promising.
Enrique Arroyo, head of the Peruvian Association of
Banks (Asbanc), said banks have posted stronger
earnings as their arrears portfolios have ceased to
call in bad loans. At the end of the first half, the
banking system appeared a great deal more stable as
the main economic variables have improved. Now the
country is expecting growth in various sectors of
the economy to back the figures.
Arroyo said the arrears index
has come down, meaning banks no longer have to make
such major provisions, as they had been doing
beforehand. "I can't say the payment chain is
recovering, but at least it's not getting any
worse," Arroyo said.
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MACHU PICCHU TOPS INTERNET VOTE |
Less than 50 days from
the final election of the Seven New Wonders
of the World, the
Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary
remains firmly in first place in worldwide
votes with 25% of voter preference on the
Internet.
The final election will be held December 31.
To date, some 5 million people have voted in
200 countries. Candidates competing with
Machu Picchu include the Great Wall of
China, the Maya citadel of Chitchén Itzá,
the Roman Coliseum, the leaning Tower of
Pisa and Easter Island amongst others.
The website to vote for Machu Picchu is
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More than 2000 mommies discovered in Puruchuco |
More than two
thousand mummies were discovered by
the National Geographic Society, in
the Huaquerones-Puruchuco
archaeological site in Túpac Amaru,
a shantytown in the district of Ate
Vitarte (Lima).
The team
responsible for the discovery was
formed by Peruvian, Canadian and
North American scientists, and was
led by the Peruvian archeologist
Guillermo Cox, director of the
Puruchuco Archeological Salvage
project.
The National
Geographic Society, sponsor of the
project, considers it as one of the
most important Inca discoveries.
Cox points out
that the remains, surprisingly well
preserved even though they had not
been embalmed, may have belonged to
wealthy and powerful warriors, as
well as to simple inhabitants of
ancient Peru living between 1438 and
1572.
Some of the
mummy bundles weigh more than one
hundred kilograms and enfold as many
as seven individuals. They are part
of the second biggest pre Hispanic
cemetery excavated in Peru and the
one with the highest number of
burials in the same period.
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Machu Picchu elected among best 15
destinations in the world |
The Inca citadel of
Machu Picchu featured in the London news as one of the 15
destinations that everyone should see in their lifetime,
before Venice, the pyramids of Egypt, Hawaii and the top of
Everest. The news was published in The Sun and also picked
up by the prestigious BBC television network within the
framework of the 23rd edition of the World Travel Market (WTM).
"Unique and exotic" were the words
that best describe Peru among the English market, the second
producer of tourists in the world, after Germany, and the
first in long distance travel.
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Yuyary Apu Yayaikita wayna
kaspayqui. |
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