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Latin American Cultural Heritage Monday, November 11, 2013. Mr. Broughman. Name: Chichen Itza Location: Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico Information: Example of a Mayan Native American city from about 600 to 1200 A.D. Name: Machu Picchu Location: Andes Mountains of Peru - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Latin American Cultural HeritageMonday, November 11, 2013
Mr. Broughman
• Name: Chichen Itza• Location: Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico• Information: Example of a Mayan Native
American city from about 600 to 1200 A.D.
• Name: Machu Picchu• Location: Andes Mountains of Peru• Information: Ancient Incan Indian city built
around 1400 A.D.; unknown until 1911
• Name: Tikal• Location: Northern Guatemala• Information: Urban center of Mayan
civilization; one of the largest intact examples of pre-colonization Indian architecture
• Name: Hacienda (Spanish for “Estate”)• Location: Throughout Latin America• Information: A large Latin America plantation
noted for growing cash crops and employing many people
• Name: Cathedral• Location: Throughout Latin America• Information: Site of worship for Catholic
Christians; 90% of Latinos are Catholic; passed down from European colonizers
• Name: Ejido• Location: Throughout rural Latin America• Information: A large Latin American
communal farm in which many people in a community own part of the farm
• Name: Christ the Redeemer• Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil• Information: Symbol of Christianity and
Brazil; overlooks the city from Corcovado
• Name: Angel of Independence• Location: Mexico City, Mexico• Information: Victory column for Mexico’s
independence from Spain
• Name: The Moai• Location: Easter Island, Chile• Information: 887 sculptures that line the edge
of Easter Island; representatives of the Rapa Nui’s ancestors; built between 1250 and 1500