UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru
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THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU<br />
PICCHU IS PART OF AN<br />
ANDEAN ROAD NETWORK<br />
CONSOLIDATED BY THE<br />
INCAS. ON A FOUR-DAY<br />
TREK VISITORS WITNESS<br />
THE DRAMATIC AND<br />
CHANGING GEOGRAPHY<br />
AS THE ROAD CROSSES<br />
NUMEROUS RAVINES AND<br />
RIVERS FED BY GLACIAL<br />
MELTWATER. ON THE WAY<br />
THERE ARE NEARLY A DOZEN<br />
ANCIENT SITES IN A GOOD<br />
STATE OF PRESERVATION,<br />
PARTICULARLY PATALLAQTA,<br />
RUNKURAQAY, SAYACMARCA,<br />
PHUYUPATAMARCA,<br />
INTIPATA, WIÑAY WAYNA<br />
AND INTIPUNKU.<br />
By<br />
Joana Cervilla<br />
Terraces and canals at<br />
Intipata, at 2,840 m.a.s.l.<br />
Discovered <strong>in</strong> 1992 and<br />
opened to the public <strong>in</strong><br />
1998.<br />
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