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What Was Machu Picchu For? Top Five Theories Explained
National Geographic News ^
| July 21, 2011
| Ker Than
Posted on 07/22/2011 4:02:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
- Machu Picchu Was the Last Inca City
- Machu Picchu Was a Holy Nunnery
- Machu Picchu Was a Royal Retreat
- Machu Picchu Was a Re-creation of the Inca Creation Myth
- Machu Picchu Was Built to Honor a Sacred Landscape
- All of the Above?
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; machupicchu
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To: bigheadfred; TheOldLady; JoeProBono
Y’know, I’ve begun to think that you’ve been hanging out with TheOldLady and JoeProBono more than I realized.
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07/25/2011 5:38:56 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv; TheOldLady; JoeProBono
Y’know, I’ve begun to think that you’ve been hanging out with TheOldLady and JoeProBono more than I realized.Oh yeah? WHO was it got invited over to help me put in that water heater Mr. Slacker No Show?
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posted on
07/25/2011 5:53:12 PM PDT
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bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me, Make Me write Bad Checks)
To: bigheadfred; SunkenCiv; JoeProBono
Mr. Slacker No Show? Civilizations! I’m shocked. SHOCKED!
Hanging out with me and Joe isn’t so bad, huh Fred? We should start doing it soon. ;-p
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07/25/2011 6:22:16 PM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: SunkenCiv
Machu Picchu is the most amazing place I have visited.
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07/25/2011 6:25:59 PM PDT
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Lando Lincoln
(But that's just me.)
To: TheOldLady
Hanging out with me and Joe isn’t so bad, huh Fred? We should start doing it soon. ;-pDon't give it away!
You're supposed to say how much fun it was sitting in the shade sipping Mike's Hard Lemonade watching me STRUGGLE to install that water heater and all the while cursing, under my breath, a certain NO SHOW...
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07/25/2011 6:29:58 PM PDT
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bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me, Make Me write Bad Checks)
To: bigheadfred
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07/25/2011 6:49:41 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Lando Lincoln; SunkenCiv
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07/25/2011 6:51:58 PM PDT
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PhilDragoo
(Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
To: JoeProBono; bigheadfred
Hah! That’s the biggest Motel 6 I’ve ever seen, Joe.
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07/25/2011 7:06:51 PM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: Lando Lincoln; SunkenCiv; TheOldLady; JoeProBono
Machu Picchu is the most amazing place I have visited.Ya wanna shoulda seen something amazing ya shoulda seen me putting in that water heater WITHOUT ANY HELP!
Hey Joe! You nailed it! The original Motel 6. They modeled all the rest of them after it.
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07/25/2011 7:31:21 PM PDT
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bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me, Make Me write Bad Checks)
To: PhilDragoo
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07/25/2011 7:33:57 PM PDT
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Lando Lincoln
(But that's just me.)
To: bigheadfred
So I have this water heater ...
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07/25/2011 7:38:05 PM PDT
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knews_hound
(Credo Quia Absurdium--take nothing seriously unless it is absurd. E. Clampus Vitus)
To: knews_hound; SunkenCiv; TheOldLady
So I have this water heater ...That's great! Civ! CIV!!! REDEMPTIONNNN!!!!
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posted on
07/25/2011 7:42:52 PM PDT
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bigheadfred
(Beat me, Bite me, Make Me write Bad Checks)
To: PhilDragoo; TheOldLady; bigheadfred; JoeProBono
Thanks PhilDragoo. The rest of ya, I just dunno... ;’)
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07/25/2011 8:46:08 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: TheOldLady
Three on a Machu Picchu was my favorite game show, does that count? ;’)
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07/25/2011 8:50:06 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: bigheadfred
Speaking of that, while deftly changing the subject, why are they called ‘hernias’ when it’s men that get ‘em? Shouldn’t they be hisnias? And why aren’t hysterectomies called hersterectomies? I’m tellin’ ya, something just doesn’t quite make sense.
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
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07/25/2011 9:33:58 PM PDT
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Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
I’m pretty sure that belongs on many a profile page around here. :’)
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07/26/2011 3:42:43 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
That’s the $64,000 Quetzal.
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07/26/2011 9:16:11 AM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: Daffynition
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07/26/2011 9:17:37 AM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: PhilDragoo
Incredible! Thanks so much.
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07/26/2011 9:22:35 AM PDT
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TheOldLady
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