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Machu Picchu
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Virgin sacrifices took place In Machu Picchu

More than 50 tombs have been excavated at the site of Machu Picchu, and like a lot of the female bones were found At first it was originally speculated that the virgin sacrifices may have taken place there. However, while human sacrifice might have been an integral part of Inca religion and performed at major festivals it more likely that children were sacrificed and a series of children's mummified remains were found in the Inca Trail To Machu Picchu. The analysis of reality, the bones found in the famous citadel Show that many women had actually had children, and remains Men have also been found on the ground. The reference virgin probably arose because of youth, women priests, sometimes known as "The Virgin the Sun, "which was thought to teach To Machu Picchu.

Population of Machu Picchu were massacred by the Spanish army

This theory can be completely excluded, although historians are not entirely sure why the Incas, Machu Picchu, on the left know that the solution was not visited by the Spanish. For starters, there is no sign of Spanish colonization in The Inca Trail. There is also a destruction of the area which could have been caused by military force and the area is very well preserved. It is believed that the Spanish would have a big disadvantage if it is expected the slaughter of the population and The Inca Trail trek to the top have become vulnerable. All these reasons and the fact that none of the bodies found at the site appeared to have died from violence completely exclude a slaughter perpetrated by the Spanish army.

The war between the tribes

Why or how the population is something that disappeared Inca still in dispute among historians. One theory is that the other tribe killed the Inca population. This is a possibility, because we know that when the Emperor Huayna Capac defeated the Caranques, ordered the deaths of all other members of their community. But we also know that the bodies found rule the idea of death by violence.

So while we often hear stories of violence and slaughter that leads to the conclusion of Machu Picchu as a ceremonial center Inca, the more likely that people may have died of an epidemic such as such as syphilis or malaria, or simply left after the death of its creator.

Whatever the reason for abandonment of the magnificent Inca city became uninhabited after 'Lost' with the outside world, with only a few Quechua Indians aware of its existence until explorer Hiram Bingham, stumbled over a jungle Machu Picchu in 1911.

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Briefly describes the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru, its history, the people the built it and its discovery in recent times.

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