Ghost Town Machu Picchu is called the Lost City of the Incas It’s not lost anymore But it is a ghost town Nobody has lived there for over 500 years All that remains are empty ruins Archaeologists have studied the ruins They know the Incas built Machu Picchu But why What did they do there Are there really ghosts at Machu Picchu Q 4
No A ghost town is a city that is abandoned A 5 Machu Picchu is hidden in the mountains
Machu Picchu sits on a mountain in South America It is in the country of Peru Steep cliffs on three sides drop to the Urubamba River Clouds swirl around the homes fountains and temples Rain forests surround them There is only one steep path up to Machu Picchu 7 It is hard to reach these ancient ruins
