• Intramuros Intramuros is located along the southern bank of the Pasig River. It was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century and is the oldest district of the city of Manila‚ the capital of the Philippines. Its name‚ in Spanish‚ literally means “within the walls”‚ meaning within the wall enclosure of the city/fortress. During the Spanish colonial period‚ Intramuros was considered Manila itself. The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named “Maynilad”‚ ruled
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The Inca civilization was also filled with shrines around natural monuments such as mountains‚ caves‚ rivers‚ and other naturally occurring earth formations. These shrines were called huacas. Huacas were erected in locations where the Incan people of the region believed that they originated from. For example‚ in Cuzco there were many huacas marked into the side of hills and mountains because that is the location that they believed the origin of their people came from. Each area of the Inca empire
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Maria Reiche Neuman‚ known as "The Lady of the Pampas"‚ was a scientist in love with mathematics‚ geography‚ physics‚ pedagogy and archaeoastronomy‚ born May 15‚ 1903 in Dresden‚ Germany. Marie Reiche arrived in Peru to 29 years‚ which started trablahando as educator‚ translator and assistant. Subsequently‚ from 1946 until his death in 1998‚ Maria Reiche dedicated his life to the study and preservation of "Nazca Lines"‚ stimulated by the American archaeologist Paul Kosok‚ who conducted an expedition
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Puno and Cusco‚ or Juliaca and Puno. The last route departs from Cusco to Machu Picchu and Quillabamba‚ though the stretch to this last destination is interrupted. The other railroad links Lima with Huancayo and Huancavelica‚ however‚ the first stretch is not in service. The best ones are Pullman or buffet; then‚ first class‚ business/tourism and the always-overcrowded second class. For the route from Cusco ? Machu Picchu there is an auto coach‚ a kind of faster but costlier electric
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References: Agyeman‚ J.‚ & Evans‚ T. (2003). Toward sustainability in urban communities: Building equal rights with sustainable solutions. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.590.pp 35–53. BBC news‚ (2012) Machu Picchu: Peru unveils plans for new airport. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19353660 [Accessed: 2nd December‚ 2012] Borges‚A.M.‚Carbone‚G.‚Bushell‚R Cooper‚C.‚Fletcher‚J.‚Fyal‚A.‚ Gilbert‚D.& Wanhill‚S.(2005)Tourism principles
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large effect on the Incas and their civilization. For example‚ the Spaniards introduced them to many new materials that the Incas adapted into their elaborate weavings. The Spaniards also influenced their architecture when building the grand city of Machu
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Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage‚’ and it inherited in 1976 (“Introduction). The earliest list‚ which is listed in 1976‚ contains Galapagos Islands‚ an island which is in the Pacific Ocean‚ Mount Everest‚ a mountain in Nepal‚ Machu Picchu‚ a remain in Peru‚ Grand Canyon in the United States‚ the Great Barrier Reef‚ coral reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China (“Company). Therefore it is interesting to analyze UNESCO’s organizations‚ missions‚ and nomination and selection
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As we go through life we hit bumps in the orad and overcome obstacles in our everyday struggles. As humans we are always taking what we have for granted and never come to be appreciative of what we do have. Helen Keller‚ although blind‚ deaf‚ and mute never let her disabilities stop her. She was a women who appreciated every day of life and demonstrates true heroism to all. Helen Keller was born on June 27‚ 1880 in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. She was the first born of two girls‚ born to Arthur and Katherine
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Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest
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The Maya was a very large society that lived in Mexico‚ South America‚ The Yucatan Peninsula‚ Belize‚ Guatemala‚ and El Salvador. The capital of the Mayan empire was Tikal‚ located in Mexico. The Maya had an interesting economy; they valued jade and serpentine more than anything else. They did not use money‚ they traded goods instead. They traded with other Mesoamerican cultures. Farmers traded coco by traveling long distances with a basket/sack strapped to their back. Merchants traveled in hopes
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