Macchu Picchu, Peru

Tuesday (01/09/09)

a) South America
There are 11 countries here making it the third largest continent of the world.
It’s well known for its multi-racial people who stayed there permanently. There is its famous Andes Range and also its Amzon Forest.
Popular for its piranha, red face monkey, Anaconda and red face monkey.

b) Peru
Once was conquered by the Spanish. Agriculture is important wth growth of potatoes, corns, wheat and beans. Coincidentally, Wen Yue’s mum brought us a sample of paddy grain. Thus, I introduced to the kids.
Mining is important is such copper, iron and zinc.
They also plant cotton. Darinage and water pollution is a challenge here.
Its landmark is “The Lost City Of Macchu Picchu” of about 500 years old.

c) Puppet Theatre
I used this concept to share about this great story.
Those days, Peru Empire was well-known for its gold. 1532, the Inca Leaders quarrelled among themselves because of greed. Thus, Spanish soldier Pizarro saw the chance and intervened the situation. Finally, there was an Inca King but a puppet one under the control of Pizarro.
1516, Inca warrior, Manco didn’t like this; so he fought for justice. Lack of modern weapons, the Incas lost. Thus, Manco led his people to a very faraway place between two top peaks of Andes Range. There, they built a new city complete with everything such as school, temple, shops, palace, nobles homes, soldiers towers and etc.
It was called the Lost City Of Macchu Picchu. However, it lasted only 30 years and nobody knows why the Incas left Macchu Picchu and to where? However, after they left; the city was quickly and magically covered with jungle plants…wow! Thus; nobody could find it!
Some books said, they were never discovered by the Spanish. Some books said in 1800s the Spanish finally found macchu Picchu and burnt them. Then, nobody ever saw it again until Hiram Bingham an archeologist in 1911. It was elected as UNESCO Wonders Of The World.

d) Video Clips and Analysing
Wow……something nobody can imagine. How did they find so many bricks and stones for building. Ze yan said because they were in the mountains’s area; so it’s easy to get them!
The Incas had only Llama, a tame animal. There were no huge animals to help to build the city.
The structure was perfectly nice and you can’t even put a knifeblade in between the two bricks. Thus, the Incas had really good construction technology.
They have a sundial near their temple. This is similar to Stonehenge; using to predict the weather.
They have good terrace hills for agriculture.
Shu Wei, “Teacher, the Macchu Picchu looked like a maxe from far!”
We totally agreed.