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Cruelly humiliated his fa-
ther, making him kneel
before him and apologize
for his rudeness. Then pun-
ished him ordering drink
plenty of chicha (corn
beer) unclean. Finally ban-
ished him to live until his
death in his “recreation
center”, now become his
home of sadness and help-
lessness.

The Inca Pachacutec thus
knew the true personality
of despotic king, cruel and
vindictive. After having
had ten years of loneliness
and humiliation, Wiraqo-
cha died. His son Pachacu-
tec ordered in contempt
for his father, the total de-
population and abandon-
ment of the citadel called
Llaki Qawana and is now
known as Machu Picchu.

Thus began the deteriora-
tion of buildings of Machu
Picchu, gradually being
covered by dense vegetation. Just stay in the memory of some of its people, those who were passing
the area, dared to visit the old and ancient ruins being deeply impressed by the grandeur of its build-
ings. But no one dared to make known his discovery for ten years, for fear of being considered crazy
or be punished for revealing a state secret.

Finally, in 1911, the American explorer Hiram Bingham, a professor at Yale University, was told by the
peasant Lizarraga of the existence of the Inca citadel, lost in a mountain called Machu Picchu and
guided to the site. His surprise was immense and immediately claimed the discovery and proudly an-
nounced its headquarters.

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