Machu Picchu Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• growing: other theories on its purpose include: a prison, a trading destination, a retreat for women and a place for _ new crops
• mortar: it features stones used in walls and buildings cut so precisely that no _ was needed
• mile: machu picchu extends over a 5 _ distance.
• abandoned: the incas _ machu picchu about 100 years after its construction for reasons unknown
• unesco: machu picchu has been designated a _ world heritage site since 1983 and one of the new seven wonders of the world since 2007
• machupicchu: _ was built by the incas
• famous: it is south america’s most _ ruins and peru’s most visited tourist attraction
• mountains: others believe it was a religious site because of its proximity to _ which the incas viewed as sacred
• ecuador: they eventually expanded their empire from northern _ to central chile
• inti: one incan legend describes their people being brought into existence by the sun god _
• surroundings: the incas shaped their architecture to aesthetically blend into _
• evidence: excavated _ suggests machu picchu was a palace complex for one of the incan rulers