Mysteries of Machu Picchu

by Elizabeth Weitzman

Book Overview

In 1911 an American explorer came across an ancient city hidden high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Since then, explorers, archaeologists, and tourists have been fascinated by this beautiful and mysterious city known as Machu Picchu. The city appears to have been carefully constructed--every stone is perfectly cut and placed. The Inca people built Machu Picchu at the height of their empire, but no one knows for sure how or why they created it...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512440183
• ISBN13: 9781512440188
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7