You know.... the literal translation. Is it "old peak"?
2006-10-16 13:38:15 · 8 answers · asked by hmbn 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
yes, "old peak"
2006-10-16 13:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by panic_pagoda 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What Does Machu Picchu Mean
2016-10-04 01:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Old Peak; sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas") is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge. Elevation measurements vary depending on whether the data refers to the ruin or the extremity of the mountain; Machu Picchu tourist information reports the elevation as 2,350 m (7,710 ft) [1]. Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it. Peru is pursuing legal efforts to retrieve thousands of artifacts that Bingham removed from the site.
2006-10-17 05:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Machu Picchu is a city located high in the Andes Mountains in modern Peru. Which means "manly peak"
2006-10-16 13:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by i_lyn_tek_i 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right!
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Old Peak; sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas") is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge.
2006-10-16 13:41:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Machu Picchu is Old Peak in quechua, the language of the incas
2006-10-16 16:26:56 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is "Aged Mountain". By saying "old peak" you get the words but not their emphasis and meaning. Machu Picchu is held sacred by it's stature, energy, and age.
2006-10-16 13:46:00 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first its Machu Pikchu. Picchu is a very different word. Pikchu means mountain, but refers to sacred mountains, Machu means old. Wayna Pikchu, the one next to it correspondingly means young mountain
2014-03-22 06:25:13 · answer #8 · answered by Shaun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a proper noun.
It's not Spanish it's Quechuaian an Inca language and yes it means old peak
2006-10-16 13:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yanne2ak and Shaun probably re closest to it, both in translation and in spirit. It s a "primitive (highly complex, accurate)" language, very specific in details, so the "easy" answer is unlikely to hit the nail. By the way, in view of Peruanos beliefs, ElSieteMares is probably 100%, too! THANK YOU ALL!!!
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2015-06-21 04:49:04 · answer #10 · answered by Lee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old peak
2014-02-18 15:40:52 · answer #11 · answered by shweta a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋