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Close your eyes and imagine you're hiking up a long and windy road up a very tall mountain

in the country of Peru, South America. The sky is cloudy above you, there's a slight drizzle,

and the trees and plants around you are dark green and wet from the rain and mist.

You've been hiking for a few days, you're very tired and ready to reach your destination.

Use a staff to support yourself and often stop to drink water for nourishment.

You also notice it's become very hard to breathe.

That's because you're climbing high in the Andes Mountains and the air is much thinner up here.

You look upward and see your destination is close, the lush peaks of the mountain top

blanketed in the mist. By the end of the day, you reach your destination and first see the

ruins of an ancient palace built on the very top of the mountain. You gaze out over the stone

walls, terraces and crumbled buildings, marveling that such a place existed and was once occupied

by a king and his royal family. This is the palace they called Old Peak or Machu Picchu,

and you're extremely excited to explore it even further.

The first thing you notice are the massive stone walls that seem to blend perfectly with the

natural landscape. Once you step inside the walls of the palace, you find yourself in a place,

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