Modern Marvels Season 10, Episode 55 - Movie Intelligence

Modern Marvels: Season 10, Episode 55
Machu Picchu

Documentary

The engineering marvel Machu Picchu sits perched on a ridge in the Peruvian Andes. Originally built by the Incas, this magnificent structure remains a mystery. Was it an observatory? Pleasure retreat? Fortress? This program presents the most current theories.

Writing:

Bruce Nash

Stars:

Release Date: 1993-12-10
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

TMDb: 7.9/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 44

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