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Machu Picchu is an Inca settlement located in the High Andes of Peru in the Urubamba Valley, north of Cuzco. The site, perched high above the Urubamba river, has been variously described as a fortress, imperial retreat and ceremonial precinct. It was founded by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui in c. 1450 CE, had capacity for around 1,000 residents at its peak, and ranked amongst the most sacred of all sites for the Inca. Following the collapse of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu was abandoned and forgotten, only to be rediscovered in 1911 CE by the explorer Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Purpose
Machu Picchu (meaning 'old hill') was an imperial estate founded by and belonging to Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, the Inca ruler, in the mid-15th century CE. The ownership of the site was later passed to Pachacuti's successors. On its rediscovery by the explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911 CE (although local residents in the valley had always known of the site's existence) it was claimed as the last capital of the Incas. However, this proved to be untrue when the actual final capital was discovered at Vilcabamba, further downstream in the Urubamba Valley.
Another hypothesis concerning the site posed by early historians was that Machu Picchu was a fortress and the strong walls, large towers, and dry moats were cited in support of this theory. The need for fortification perhaps sprang from a series of severe droughts which made the competition for resources fierce. This would also explain why the site was not occupied for very long as when the water situation improved the necessity for such citadel sites declined.
Once again though, further study has revealed that most of the architecture was designed for religious purposes and the fortifications may well have been put in place to ensure only a select few could enter this sacred site. In further support of this interpretation, a road was discovered which linked the site to several residential settlements dotted along the valley. The most likely purpose of Machu Picchu, then, was as a sacred site, probably to the sun god Inti and with the additional purpose of reminding the recently conquered local population of the power and might of Pachacuti and the Inca empire centred at its capital Cuzco.
The site was abandoned by the Inca shortly before Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadors arrived. The invaders never reached Machu Picchu, though, and the site would remain unknown to the wider world for 400 years.
Full Article by Mark Cartwright https://www.worldhistory.org/Machu_Picchu/
From UNESCO https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274/
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Yesterday's DemocracyNOW broadcast had an AI doomer segment and it was fucking embarrassing.
No, chatbots are not escaping containment, this is a marketing stunt to show how powerful and scary they are to investors. No, self-driving Waymos are not the first step to fully-automous humanoid robots, these are totally different things and the Waymos aren't actually self-driving half the time anyway. No, chatbots are not becoming exponentially smarter self-improving singularity machines.
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People who still complain about covid restrictions in 2026 have "Japanese soldier who doesn't realize World War II ended decades ago" energy.
Sometimes I really think about the shit my adoptive parents have done to me and feel proud that im not a million times worse
Like im not doing great in general but given the circumstances of my birth and how I was raised im actually doing amazing. And the shitty things I do only negatively affect me 
You ever see a post and think "wow hexbear would like this" then check the url and you're already on hexbear 
im thinking of going to hong kong and macau on vacation, does anybody have any recs?
Date idea: going to the library to get a library card
After a week of 120 degree weather, it is pouring down rain. The cool ar feels amazing
I think I'm starting to get sort of not completely horrible at sewing, I have just learned the blanket stitch
I'd never heard of Glen Hansard before he died and saw the eulogies start coming in from ostensibly progressive people. Something made me do the vibe check of searching '[Name] accusations' and what a surprise he was a big ole creep. I wasn't expecting to get up today and find out Aisling Bea is a big fan of the Irish version of that guy from Lost who 'married' the sixteen year old
Do japanese Christians call him Jesus-sama
If the most likely thing to happen is the funniest - Im calling my shot now, Biden wins 2028
Which one? Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, or The Other Biden?
If i ever get to direct a guy ritchie-like with a disorienting wild party montage, it will absolutely be set to Moderator's cover of Take Five
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Reading some 1920's weird fiction, and a cop who dishevelled is referred to by his sergeant as 'looking like a frenchman's bed' lol
What makes you a tankie is having more tanks for your oil reserves, that's why China is full of tankies
*Inflates you big and round full of oil reserves
Spartans worship Ares cuz they both love to lose.
I fucking hate Jarren Duran so much
>"a marxist analysis of __"
>oh boy, I sure am excited to--
>"Stalin bad"
Okay but why though? Do you have even a shred of evidence to back that up? Is it Trotsky or Khrushchev or both primarily haunting your mind?
Flamingos get their pink colouration from eating small crustaceans, which get their colouration from eating flamingos
I'm reading the piss book again. I'm kind of ecstatic to be reading the piss book again.
It is July 30th. I am already seeing advertisements for halloween.
[2026-08-01] @slopministry@twitter.com: a maxillofacial surgeon from romania, liked the only photo where Iβm smiling over on ig, and then followed me. his feed is all pictures of teeth.
Wow slop has the worst case of shadowbanning I have seen so far, can't even like this. Kudos for posting through it
I'm the surgeon by the way
Ketchup has a high enough vinegar content that itβs fine outside of a fridge. It was always kept in the fridge in my house growing up, so I always assumed it would spoil if left out. It recently was pointed out to me that restaurants leave that shit out on the table all day and it's fine. I'll probably still keep it in the fridge as a habit and because it tastes better cold.
My wife was from a βpeanut butter in the fridgeβ household. I blew her mind when I showed her the jar said it didnβt need refrigeration and it spread so much easier.
The ones that can separate (oily) can go rancid much faster when room temp and exposed to light, though
The kind I get doesn't separate if I keep it in the fridge. Stir once and chill is my motto
Butter also doesn't need refrigeration, you can put it in a butter bell (upside down cup in a water-based airlock) and it stays fresh and spreadable.
Or if you wanted to be evil you could put it in an old peanut butter jar.
some peanut butters DO say "keep refrigerated" FYI
it tastes better cold
Cold sauce on hot chips is a travesty
thru a combination of taking imodium as needed eating a lot of yogurt and nuts and other probiotics and fibers not only is my doodoo ass disease currently extremely well managed but thanks to a morning routine of caffeine and amphetamines i also poop at the same time nearly every day before work & before shower and therefore start my day squeaky clean
yeah, that's right... im thinkin u could say PowerLurker is winning at life just a lil bit 
These motherfuckers who insist I owe them money (bc tbh I kinda do) apparently were considering taking my van, and apparently they decided against that because it would be "too harsh."
Because apparently, they don't think I would do anything, if they took my van.
I would be extremely angry if they did that, to put it very, very, very lightly.
FAFO.