Site Map Home Introduction Historical context ---------Select--------------Traditional history-------------------------------History according to archaeology-------------------------------History of Pachakutec-------------------------------Chronology The natural setting ---------Select--------------The environment-------------------------------Flora and fauna About the disoccupation when discovered ---------Select--------------The colonial occupation-------------------------------Written testimonies-------------------------------The archaeologicaldiscovery-------------------------------Later investigations Description of Machu Picchu ---------Select--------------The agricultural sector-------------------------------The hanan section-------------------------------The main plaza andthe urin section Wayna Picchu and the temple of the moon ---------Select--------------Wayna Picchu, the "young mountain"-------------------------------The temple of the Moon Reconstructing the past ---------Select--------------Inca society-------------------------------The cult of the dead Inca The productive activities ---------Select--------------The population andthe labor force-------------------------------Construction Engineering-------------------------------Agricultural technology-------------------------------Manufactured production