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of this forgotten city were lost but it is known

that anybody at all did not suspect about existence highly of the Peruvian mountains of the mysterious settlement more than three centuries

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translated as "the old mountain". The settlement settled down on

almost equal platform of one of the numerous mountains of Peru, in an environment of other, not less beautiful tops.

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century, those who came here after them, the Monks living

in Machu Picchu — did not leave any written certificates of that the city was existed. Most likely, Spaniards even could not think that on one of mountains there was a settlement of Monks. The thrown ancient city was found only at the beginning of the XX century

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mysterious city of Monks in Peru long wandered, but to

American Hayrem Bingem was a little only one legend— he spent for searches of Machu Picchu some years while on July 24, 1911 he at last was not lucky. According to a legend, having risen by one of mountains, Bingem with the Peruvian porter came across two Indian families, protecting "the forgotten city". In one of these families there was a little boy who, having received as a gift from the professor a coin in one salt (an equivalent of 30 cents), showed it overgrown and almost indiscernible footpath to the ruins of the ancient city hidden behind dense greens at mountain top. Thus, only for a third of dollar the archeologist learned the road to the mythical citadel which has endured blossoming and a decline of the Monk civilization!

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Machu Picchu even more than three decades — until archaeological

expedition working nearby did not come across ancient Monk’s Road, the leader through a valley straight to the city

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of the Monk’s settlement. Such name was given to the

city local, we most likely never any more do not learn the real name how we do not recognize also that, how many Monks lived in this fortress and why in general they needed to build the city so far from the center of their state moreover at mountain top, at the height of 2057 meters .

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researches of ruins of Machu Picchu according to which the

city consisted approximately of two hundred structures from stone plates well processed and densely adjusted to each other

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to a conclusion that the most part of these constructions

carried out a role of warehouses, residences, temples, etc. On approximate estimations, in the city and round it lived more than one thousand Monks.

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agricultural cultures on special terraces
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— they are given out by ideally processed stone plates

from which they are put

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or washing something

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found today about the forgotten city, the only chosen could

enter into Machu Picchu — the highest nobility, priests and their suite, and also the best handicraftsmen, because not everyone will be able to reap a good harvest at the height more than 2 kilometers. Except these people, here were allowed mamakunas — the elected virgins who have devoted all the life for service to god Inti.

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form of any being. Relying on it, Machu Picchu from

height of bird's flight has to resemble the condor. Most likely, so Monks wanted to show something or to prove to the gods

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out excavation to Machu Picchu, but as a result came

across even bigger quantity of questions. 173 skeletons from which one and a half hundred — female, thus it wasn't revealed any valuable subject at them were found in the city. Besides, there was one more burial which is differing from others — Bingem called it a tomb of the Supreme priest — here found remains of the woman who was ill syphilis, a small doggie, some ceramic subjects, couple of spits and clothes from wool

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lands on the special narrow terraces arranged directly on slopes

of mountains, and both terraces, and stone steps conducting to them were made forever — they lived to us practically without changes

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main in all rituals of Monks. The sunshine falling on

the area through windows of the temple symbolize three founders of the empire of the Monks who have entered into this world, according to a legend, through these windows

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observatory with the interesting stone towers Intivatan most likely serving

as a peculiar sundial for the priests. Intivatan has also other name — "a control point of the Sun"

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information nevertheless is, for example we with a certain share

of probability know that in traditions of Monks there were no human sacrifices — in the victim to gods were brought only animals though there were a lot of. In Machu Picchu, for example, in the morning and in the afternoon sacrificed white lamas, and in the evening the black one

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along the river Urubamba through some passes now remained but

if you want to walk on it up, it will take to you some days

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