Fire burns ancient sites near Perus Machu Picchu - Instablogs
Fire burns ancient sites near Perus Machu Picchu
Brandon , Rochester: Sep 25 2008
Made Popular Sep 25 2008
United States :
A forest fire has damaged two archeological sites in the valley between the Peruvian city of Cuzco and the ancient Incan fortress of Machu Picchu, Peru’s national institute of culture said on Wednesday.
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Vijay
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Vijay Sep 26 2008
Kota, India
Inca’s civilisation is one of the oldest in the world and it should be preserved in any cost,the reason may be ”Farmers in the area, which contains dozens of ancient ruins, often set fires to help clear land”
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Emilio
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Emilio Sep 26 2008
Buenos Aires, Argentina
They survived many centuries only to be burned down by humanity today who has ironically the best means to preserve them. When we destroy parts of history, we destroy parts of ourselves. This is shameful. The forest fires are most certainly man made.
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