Machu Picchu: The Lost City of the Incas

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[@alecnolastname4362]

PEACHEW

[@gonzaloisasi4999]

Hey Simon, Peruvian citizen here. Thank you so much for representing our culture so respectfully and so welll in one of your videos, this really put a smile on my face. May I add that while we did, in fact, recover many of the artifacts and treasures from latest expeditions in our country, we never got back the millions of dollars worth of gold which now lies in the spanish vaults. While we might have gotten back the pride and recognition of our civilization, many of our items still stand on display in museums across the world.

[@elias_xp95]

You will never get it back and you have no right to it. Them's the rules of conquest.

[@everything777]

This same gold was originally acquired through the spoils of war and conquest.

[@Cuauhtemoc3]

That's sad hopefully one day that all gets returned.

[@brenobacci]

I hear you, mi amigo. I'm Brazilian and our gold is in Lisbon. Some of it is in London, as the Portuguese bribed the English to avoid being conquered by them. Idiots here can say whatever they want about wars, it's still a crime. Genocide, particularly, is a crime against the entire human kind.. Having said that, I know at least a couple dozen people who are in this category of tourists finding their spiritual selves in Machu Picchu, and for that I apologize. Tourism is a great thing, but it's often done only by entitled privileged idiots, who pay no respect to the cultures they're lucky enough to get to meet. I'd love to visit someday, so I hope it doesn't get destroyed before that. Hopefully there will be more protection to important sites by then, as well as a responsible study on how many tourists should be allowed to visit. Thankfully, Peru is the first country to have a university in South América, so at least I know your beautiful country has a lot of intelligent people to protect it.

[@ReviewGuy01]

almost 98% of all peruvians are decendants of the same conquistadors that killed and looted those incas. you dont get ownership of the stuff you stole

[@gsf67]

A marvel of engineering, taking rainfall, earthquakes, erosion into account, before even building, we don't give the Inca enough credit for their genius.

[@venge1894]

From medieval European castles to Inca ruins, sometimes we forget how competent humans can be, even way back then.

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

Don't forget, they did it without writing, metal tools, money, wheels or any animal labor beyond llamas, who can't carry that much and are really stubborn jerks.

[@bloodandempire]

Their genius? Or their slaves??

[@venge1894]

@@bloodandempire His comment was about the minds who designed it, not built it. That said, even though the laborers themselves were likely slaves they do deserve credit for how finely cut and fit those stones are. No mortars, just stacked stone and it's still standing hundreds of years later, impressive work in it's own right.

[@nixie2418]

Incredible how they got stone that size on mountain tops without modern day equipment. It would be even challenging today

[@WavyHippie420]

Simon keeping it consistent during these days of isolation. Thank you good sir, you are greatly appreciated

[@kaseylashomb6140]

I second the notion!

[@eastydunne9430]

I second that as well.

[@stephss]

He works with a team of people......WITH

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

That fact that this comment is 4 months old is depressing.

[@nissan300ztt]

I havent experience this quarantine you all speak of.

[@tarajh]

The panicked llama absolutely made my day 🤣

[@Inflammate]

Same here 😂😂

[@spritemon98]

I was a bit disappointed it wasn't kuzco 🤣

[@twopeaksnorth8184]

I scrolled looking for this comment

[@xyz7572]

I was on the brink on falling asleep and the noise scared me awake 😂

[@whosyourdaddymedia]

I had to rewatch it 4 times!! Hilarious!!

[@thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688]

When I visited Machu Picchu years ago, I took a four day hike up the Inca Trail to get there. There's no other way to fully appreciate Machu Picchu than to do so in a way that properly communicates the greatness of the achievement it represents. Anyone who flies straight there is robbing themselves of a crucial part of the experience.

[@guyxmas7519]

I'm jealous , not in bad way! It must have been expensive ? I seen video of groups of hikers doing it , with the help of a team of locals , who carry supplies ,equipment and take care of making meals ! It must be really a great experience

[@thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688]

@@guyxmas7519 That is exactly what I did. My dad and I went when I was in high school, so I wasn't privvy to the details, sorry. The local guides provided a lot of local flavor, literally and figuratively. I even wrote a song about our tour guide "El Gato". This was all 20 years ago, so I don't know if the same tour still exists.

[@guyxmas7519]

Awe :) maybe one day I'll get to do it ! I'm sure it's the best way to experience machu pichu

[@thesaurusakasickakatheomc7688]

@@guyxmas7519 Definitely do it if you get the chance. Machu Picchu > The Great Wall of China. Sorry, not sorry, China.

[@darrynmurphy2038]

Definitely, I did it via the Salkantay trail last year, and by the final day my feet were scarred and blistered (bad choice in hiking shoes) and I was totally exhausted. And yet, when I first saw Machu Picchu I suddenly spring to life. It was a really energising experience, and without appreciating the physical challenges of Peru I don't think it would've made such an impact on me.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:45 - Chapter 1 - The lost city 5:15 - Chapter 2 - The lost kingdom 9:15 - Mid roll ads 10:55 - Chapter 3 - Building the dream 14:30 - Chapter 4 - The dying empire 17:15 - Chapter 5 - Empire's end 20:45 - Chapter 6 - Rediscovery

[@somerandommflol]

99% of it showing this dude’s face. the 1% shows the beautifully perfected structure

[@artmynk8999]

@@somerandommflol but there's also this dude's beautifully perfected face.

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@@artmynk8999 🤣

[@tehbonehead]

Guide: Yah. I can totally take you there. Bingham: Sweet! *Some hiking later- Bingham: Is that it? Guide: Yep. Bingham: BEHOLD WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED!!! Guide: ...

[@ravenlord4]

For what it's worth, Bingham discovered the ruins in an aerial flyover. They are pretty much impossible to find or identify on land.

[@docw1819]

raven lord . There wasn’t a lot of flyovers in 1911. He had a local guide, they knew all about it 👌

[@ravenlord4]

@@docw1819 My bad. He didn't become an aviator until 1917.

[@phlushphish793]

I think it's remarkable that the locals remembered that place for generations.

[@phlushphish793]

I think it's remarkable that the locals remembered that place for generations.

[@theconqueringram5295]

Machu Picchu is a lasting testament that empires come and go but their achievements are immortal.

[@anacardenas4505]

Being from Peru, I talked to a tourist that came to visit my town right after going to Machu Picchu, I mentioned the war, conquest and slavery, and he didn’t even know it happened. One can only hope people read the touristic brochures, but I am truly thankful that content as good as yours exists to show the story!

[@pekosbob]

Totally agree, its very important to understand why the other indigenous tribes joined in with the Spaniards. It all comes together when you find out all of the war, conquest and slavery the Inca subjected them to.

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

Totally agree. I’m Peruvian American as well 🇵🇪 🇺🇸

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

Hey Simon, you should do a video on Newgrange next. It's a massive Neolithic structure in Ireland that's older than the Pyramids (the oldest one being the Pyramid of Djoser at 2600 bc)and Stonehenge(3000bc) being built in 3200 bc. It has a door with a roof box above it that perfectly aligns with the sun on the Winter solstice and a roof so well made that it's still waterproof to this day. Archaeologists are baffled on how these people were able to build such a sophisticated structure before the advent of writing and the crane and how advanced their knowledge of the cosmos and the exact alignment of the sun was. Shows how skilled my ancestors were in construction techniques,lapidary design, mathematical calculations and astronomical observation. And for Biographics, for pride month you should do Judy Garland. Anyway great video, as always. Keep up the good work.

[@BamBoomBots]

I hate to bring this to you but the people that once inhabited the British isles during these times have been replaced by other peoples multiple times since. It's a fascinating site but claiming it was built by your ancestors would be like a Tunisian claiming his ancestors were the Carthiginians.

[@dafttool]

Kevin R Whooley The pyramids are much older than the academics admit. Actually, nearly everything we know as megalithic ancient is older than the academics admit.

[@BamBoomBots]

@@dafttool Why would academics and scientists lie about their isotope dating?

[@dafttool]

BamBoomBots Lie about isotope readings? Did I say anything about isotope readings? No. I said they mislead people of the actual timeline of events (ie construction). If they are lying, it is probably as much to themselves as much as their students. You can’t carbon 14 date stonework, so I’m not sure what isotopes you are alluding to. I suggest you, & anyone interested, to subscribe to “Brien Foerster” here on KZbin. He’s a past Peruvian museum curator, & present tour guide, who specializes in megalithic structures around the world. He has hundreds of videos on all of the structures mentioned here, plus other structures that are rarely given any attention. He’s the expert, not me. I could give you a list of other people, but Brien Foerster is the premier expert on Peruvian & Bolivian megaliths. And he most definitely doesn’t buy the Academic’s abbreviated timeline

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

dafttool Sorry for being sceptical but Brian Foerster has been on Ancient Aliens.

[@jasepoag8930]

I, personally, would love to see what a gang of drunkn beavers could whip up.

[@daryljonesfoster4102]

Look in the mirror ?

[@alexmcbride3355]

Daryl Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious haha just like the couple of inbred cousins that whipped you up?

[@jasepoag8930]

@@daryljonesfoster4102 thanks for the random drive by insult, friend. Really got me good.

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@@alexmcbride3355 what are you hiding behind that pink A Alex ?

[@daryljonesfoster4102]

@@jasepoag8930 lighten up bro .

[@tyronesuddenbrave728]

I watched every single video you have. Love em and educated. May you so one on Sitting Bull. I am from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and would love to see my ancestor on your page.

[@Alex.the.humble]

Tyrone Sudden Brave are you dumb? The Inca did not build Machu Pichu they found it. This is total white washing history. He compared all Native American achievements outside of Machu Pichu like “drunken beaver dams”. This man is a joke.

[@KayKay114]

Same! My mother is Dakota with a little bit of Lakota. She was born in Canada and married my dad an Ojibway man who was also born in Canada. I love seeing our history out there and not just the propaganda.

[@chrisyanover1777]

One of the reasons I love your channels is how much in depth you can go about a subject with spending so very little time explaining it

[@kremenamicheva1220]

Dear Simon, you make even the sponsors' commercials fun to watch - yours are the only ones I'm not skipping. :) Thank you for your lovely narrating! I hope you will enjoy it for many more episodes to come.

[@sirgideonofnir6840]

Dang Tupac died twice?

[@Karin_Allen]

I was looking for this comment.

[@Simonbolivarxx]

Yepp Tupac was actually named after the Inca guy

[@teresarivasugaz2313]

Not really, Tupac the rapper was named after another Tupac, Tupac Amaru II (aka Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui). He was a revolutionary who led one of the biggest rebelions in America against the Spanish overlords during the Colonial period. You should also read about his wife Micaela Bastidas, she was a trailblazer in her own right.

[@norgepalm7315]

@@teresarivasugaz2313 so she was a Chevy?

[@nonchip]

@@teresarivasugaz2313 so tupac died thrice!

[@cesarvidelac]

I live 86 km south of Santiago de Chile, middle of the way there's a hill, on top it's the last Inca fortress south of the empire (Pucará). Good video, my best regards!

[@mkvenner2]

I think Simon confused Chicago with Seattle.

[@damekids]

Seattle only gets another 3 inches of rain a year more so its not a far fetched phrase.

[@larryscott3982]

Mobile Alabama. 1.75 m/yr. Chicago, Seattle, Portland OR, aren’t even in the top 10. And Rochester and Buffalo NY have most rainy days.

[@TheHoagie13]

*HE DID!!!!*

[@jimcappa6815]

I was in Mobile for the Senior Bowl a few years back. They are very proud of their rainfall, and like to talk about it!😆

[@BTheBlindRef]

@@damekids Yeah, everyone thinks we get non-stop rain. It isn't the rain. It is the clouds. We go huge swaths of the late fall, winter, and early spring barely seeing the sun. THAT is what gets to people, not the actual precipitation levels. However, our late springs and summers are wonderful (most years we actually have to worry about drought in the middle of the summers it is so dry and sunny!)

[@GlenGarcia1961]

Seriously: Thank you Simon, for doing this video on this famous "lost" city of the Inca; I've always been intrigued by places like this, and your work is both informative and entertaining.

[@iainrussell9516]

'And that pretty much set the tone for the rest of Pizarro's invasion'. Hilariously delivered. You guys carry on being one of the best History channels on KZbin!

[@lindseyrjacoby]

Given the fact that Simon apparently lives and works in a dimly lit brick walled room with no windows, I'm starting to suspect he's the hostage here.

[@lucas3918]

Relax, it's just the Whistlerbot. He was activated there, and knows no world outside. So long as he doesn't actually leave or start wishing to be a real boy, we'll still have a steady flow of content

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[@ChristmasLore]

One lone wall of fake bricks, as any KZbinr these days. The others are...gray and yellow paint, if I remember well. The dim lighting is also a trend.

[@Deeplycloseted435]

You are literally well on your way to creating an exhaustive video encyclopedia of all of the world’s events, people, and places.

[@1986fritzthecat]

I always laugh at the idea of "discovering" something that everyone local knows about

[@dafttool]

Conquistadors: “What amazing buildings.” Inca: “I know. That’s why we chose to live here when we found them.”

[@nerobernardino88]

Conquistadors: "What?" Inca: "What?"

[@etchalaco9971]

found them? Read history cult member.

[@ttb2356]

@@etchalaco9971 if you can look at everything at Machu Picchu(just for starters) and think it was all made by the same culture in a short amount of time, you either don't know how to think for yourself, or are generally unintelligent😂😂

[@ttb2356]

@@etchalaco9971 But you can keep believing everything white "historians" from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s said, there definitely wasn't any inaccuracies, misunderstandings, lack of communications, or just blatant lies there....

[@etchalaco9971]

@UCdG963SI9VLxtH2zAnbvxfg Too bad for you the evidence does not support your claim and you are clearly not even aware of the fact that Chronicles were written by spanish, mestizos and indigenous people themselves way before the 1800's. Epic fail!

[@Clarkyboy1979]

The auto-generated subs on this are great every time Pachachuti is mentioned, my favourite was Patrick Cutie. Great vid, I've seen loads of stuff about Macchu Picchu so this nicely refreshed my thoughts. I've always wanted to go but as mentioned, way over-touristed and I'm not sure I'd want to add to that burden.

[@ravenlord4]

It is even cuter here :) watch?v=yB-l9I4I-4g

[@jennylee9278]

He was Patrick To T on my cc.

[@tuttt99]

I was there in 2019. There were clouds of fog coming up from the Urubamba river which gave the whole place the appearance of a floating island in the clouds.

[@FireGuy90]

“Something knocked up by a bunch of drunken beavers” Canadians: what was that??

[@geancarlos20]

Awesome video Simon! You should do one for the Nazca Lines too. They are amazing.

[@Mr.Glidehook]

How sad. I never knew it was over so quickly. Well done, Simon.

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

Thank you Simon for bringing Macchu Picchu into information public light buddy 🇵🇪

[@Corn-y3u]

Not sure if this channel would be the right one for this but I've always been interested in videos on historical places that no longer exist. Like the Library of Alexandria, the porcilin tower in Nanjing, the London Crystal Palace, Jonahs Tomb Edit: you did a video on Jamestown, the places I mentioned would fit this channel

[@larryscott3982]

Yes the Great Library.

[@LindysEpiphany]

That was great👍😀 I have loved Machu Picchu forever, it's on my bucket list. It's hard to fathom how a primitive civilization built something so labor intensive on top of a mountain of stone⛰almost 500 years ago. Gotta see that up close and personal to truly comprehend the magnificence!🌎 Thank you Simon!🤗

[@FountainofRandomKnowledge]

I was not expecting the screaming llama, I literally laughed out loud! The rest of the episode is incredibly interesting, thanks for putting it together!

[@eastydunne9430]

Keep them coming Simon. And I hope your doing theses keeps you in a comfortable and Happy life. It’s a service you should be well rewarded for. Cheers

[@jayrock1987]

Great video Simon I’m a sucker the past history of this beautiful world 🌎 👊🏾👊🏾

[@TheyTalkPolitics]

One of my top three places I need to visit before I die

[@jennylee9278]

Sigh, I'm too old now for such a hike. I have seen lots of cool places though so I'm not crying too loud.

[@annescholey6546]

Forget it. Everyone else has done it already 😬

[@TheyTalkPolitics]

I've only been out of the u.s. once and that was to Canada so in the next few years I'm going to start ramping It up

[@Syndixal]

Joseph Carrel Jesus Americans are so sad

[@TheyTalkPolitics]

@@Syndixal it's expensive to get out of the country

[@honeysucklecat]

You misrepresented how the Inca Empire spread, and what life was like for the subjects. ‘Inca’ is actually the name of the ruler. Much of the expansion was because of communities willingly joining the empire. It had much to offer. Citizens were safe, and never wanted for anything. One of the main reasons for the roads was to move food around so areas that had bad crops wouldn’t starve. Same with other things, like clothing. Communities were required to contribute something to the empire. It could be goods, or it could be labor. The people who did the labor were never abused. People worked only a few hours, and then someone else filled their spot. I got this information from a book by Pedro Ciezza de Leon called The Kingdom of the Incas. He wrote it in the early 1500’s based on his personal experiences in Peru, and conversations with people who were alive before the Spanish came in, and remembered.

[@absymarsi2892]

Love your work , don't know were you find the time for all your channels but I love most of them .

[@hansnorleaf]

Great video as always, but I do feel that it might have been worth mention that we don't actually know when Machu Picchu was built and some scholars believe that Incas moved into the structures built by a previous culture that might be as old as the ancient Egyptians that built the pyramids. 100 years does seem an incredibly short time for and empire to arise and to suddenly invent such masterful stoneworking and have enough manpower to construct such things all the while they are fighting wars of conquest. Some of these stones weigh a 100 tons. It must have taken 100s of people months to ferry just a single one from where it was quarried to Machu Picchu.

[@Elaram.]

Everytime Simon says "Empiiiire" take a shot, gonna make a lovely Saturday.

[@judycook1918]

I find you videos much more entertaining and honest that anything network television has to offer today. Thank you. Without you my life would be much more boring,

[@swspeaks49]

Simon this was another very informative video. I really like the way you present each of the subjects. You are very good a what you do. Keep it up.

[@xxxwolfxxx7407]

I went to Peru last year for a month, I was in lima and Cusco for most the time but I went to Machu Picchu for 5 days and I was absolutely stunning and beautiful....

[@alexv3357]

15:36 the Inca were a large state, and possibly by area the largest at that particular moment in history, but Ming Dynasty China had a contemporary population 10 times the size of the Inca Empire's (some 125,000,000 people in 1500)

[@boshirahmed]

Means nothing without a written language.. The wheel, steel weapons and gunpowder.. Everything else is a delusion.. They stood no chance.. Spain fighting the moors was at least an even match up..

[@etchalaco9971]

boshirahmed the Inca had quipu and bronze axes

[@alexdrew5293]

The stones of Sacsayhuaman and similar ones found in Machu Picchu or Cusco were there way before the Inca. The Inca tried to reproduce such masonry but simply added less impressive construction. To this day no one knows exactly how and when they made those incredibly massive puzzle like walls. Especially the work seen in Sacsayhuaman.

[@juanuribe9198]

5:08 I almost expected battle formations to come next

[@MaYkO-WWH]

I very much enjoy your content. Simon, you are my favorite person to deliver the historical information I enjoy so much. Please keep it up!

[@barry3045]

Thank you Simon for helping us pass the time during this latest lockdown. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@Opus313]

Machu Picchu is on the bucket list of so many people. Hope one day I can go!

[@jonathanekat3852]

08:05 where is the information given to you that states they actually carved those rocks? :) would be interesting to see and finally have archeological evidence.

[@Gay_Priest]

Well I mean who else carved them? the llamas?

[@flamixflame2685]

@@Gay_Priest exactly

[@jingleinthedark92]

I played a lot of Civilization 4 growing up and not hearing about Huayna Capac was a little sad as he's the leader you can play as in the game. I even looked it up to make sure I wasn't mistaken and then checked your video again, and around 14:55 ~ 16 there's everything about his time as leader except his name, even going so far as to say it was the height of the empire regardless of the impending smallpox catastrophe. As in, he proceeded Tupac and it's his two sons that played civil war in his death. Just thought I'd clarify in case anyone else was curious. Huge fan of all the info, these videos have become a healthy replacement of the loathed history classes growing up.

[@FloozieOne]

As most people I'm sure the Incas are held up as a magnificent civilization that reached enormous sizes. Along with their stonework and in particular their gods and spirits carved in stones both large and small there is an unsaid feeling of permanence about the legends surrounding them. While many other nations are sometimes mentioned the Incas are held up as the epitome of civilization. The idea that they lasted only 100 years is quite unbelievable. I find it both incredible and very sad that disease, treachery (Spanish) and sibling rivalry destroyed them so quickly. Thank you so much for informing me of their accomplishments and their terrible fall.

[@Bradlifer]

There are 3 periods of construction at Machu pichu. Original work probably thousands of years before the inca, and fits together better than we can do today.

[@macarde10]

Just because you state a lie, doesn’t make it true.

[@Bradlifer]

@@macarde10 just like calling it a lie doesn't make it so.

[@macarde10]

@@Bradlifer I see, so your claim which isn’t substantiated by actual academic research isn’t a lie. Cute.

[@Bradlifer]

@@macarde10 that's fine. Archeologists and many scientists will not support new evidence because it makes their theories irrelevant thus threatening reputations. And ancient sites like these are all speculation to begin with.

[@macarde10]

@@Bradlifer actually, they do entertain new ideas. That’s how science is constantly changing. So who found this supposed multiple stages? What publication? What date of the publication? What’s the individuals background?

[@majesticllama1405]

14:40 who else laughed at the llama? As one meself i couldn't stop laughing

[@sapientia_potentia_est4388]

You should do alot more pop up comedy. I die everytime I see it on you're channels. Only those with a great comedy timing can pull it off well.

[@moonshadow7772]

Surely you know that many archeologists have concluded that Macchu Picchu and many other Incan and Mayan sites were not built by them. They both built on top of older, better made ruins.

[@yaddar]

Amazing video but really Simon saying "Pacha-CHU-ti" instead of "Pacha-KU-ti" every time was a bit unnerving. (and towards the end he said "Mel-KOR" instead of "Mel-CHOR", exactly reversing the mistake) XD

[@gangpardos3833]

I think realizing the son of the greatest Incan empire builder being named Tupac is extremely underrated and should be noticed. Like if u agree.

[@JayVee53]

Not just Tupac but Tupac Amaru, 2pac was named after him.

[@Destructerator]

Tupac alive in Macchu Piccu, Tupac making album of Incas

[@MF-LXRD]

No.

[@MF-LXRD]

Who cares people name their children after other people all the time it's not impressive not fascinating etc.

[@BT-uq3qw]

“The Inkerr Empie ahh.”😂

[@jonrolfson1686]

Would that 'Inker Empie ahh' be the realm of William Randolph Hearst, or that of famed pugilist Wendy Deng's former husband?

[@BT-uq3qw]

Jon Rolfson The R’s are A’s and the A’s are R’s. It sounds so deliberate on his part but it’s simply his accent and he’s not actually being deliberate at all. I love it!😂😃

[@adamloverin231]

Americur has a lot of fahh pahh.

[@nickgabe1]

I love your historical channels!

[@seti111]

The Inca had nothing to do with the megalithic construction in Peru. In fact, it's only a recent, historically speaking, narrative that they are. Originally even the Inca themselves placed the responsibility of the larger more complicated constructions on a culture that predated themselves ( the Inca ). The Inca did fine work and decent stone masonry, and in fact repaired some of the older megalithic works, but with smaller and more crudely refined stone. Examples of this here at 14:10. Lower work - perfectly fitting stone in polygonal construction style with Inca repair work atop with much smaller stone and far less precision. This can be seen repeated all over Peru ( and elsewhere ).

[@Director-M]

Freaking awesome video. I must disagree with you calling Pizarro a 'Spanish Nobody' because what, with his *multiple* transatlantic voyages, the man had balls of steel and the resources to fund such expeditions, whether directly or from trusting investors of the time. Far less of a nobody than many of us with our silly KZbin comments or videos :) Cheers mate, keep up the absolutely badass content!!

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

I know this sounds childish as hell, but I still can't say "Lake Titicaca" without snickering.🤷‍♂️

[@shezpluscats]

You’re not the only one 😂

[@xairman565]

I think Macho Pikachu every time I hear Machu Picchu. Not sure why.

[@patrickmalone1373]

The home of the great cornholio. You will give me tp now. Downright prophetic.

[@Freakingbean]

As a Hispanic, and a native American. This joke will never get old. Phuking classic!

[@swrratj3618]

I like snickers bars too.

[@lewismakandidze7959]

Hello I love ❤️ your videos and l really enjoy them , l am from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 can you do a video on the Great Zimbabwe ruins thank you 🙏

[@xamathtag2016]

It seems in my life I learn of locations from the Civilisation games, then I develop that knowledge from this channel

[@digapygmy70]

I've been waiting for this one since you started this channel! Please do more pre-Columbian videos! I'd love one on the Gate of the Gods.

[@Alejandrolop]

You probably haven't been to Machu Picchu to understand the beauty of this place. P.S. the locals believe the people who build this city still live underground...

[@elias_xp95]

They do live underground.

[@humanbean1004]

Peruvian here, been there twice, never heard of anyone believing that. However, each tour guide tells different aspects of history everywhere and each has different points of view. I'll ask around locals about what you say next time I visit ~

[@velizarmarchovski7262]

Strange how Simon has no problem with saying "pic-ture", but Machi Picchu suddenly turns into Machu "Pichu". Pacachuti's phenomenon is also interesting... Chacaputi?...Tupacachi?... Pacacuti? Yep, close enough.

[@adyenlichtwachter6684]

Long live Patch-a-Tootie.

[@sebastianbancroft7184]

bruh

[@pyromania1018]

It's actually Pachacuti.

[@cx2299]

Its actually Catch-a-Poopie

[@kristofferdean8844]

No comment on the fact that Machu Picchu wasn't built in one effort? That the lower(older) stone work is far more detailed and intricate than that of the recent construction?

[@ruru2500]

This is better than your other channel. Enjoyed the straight faced jokes.

[@Nightwing690]

Simon, please do a Geographics episode on The Nazca Lines!

[@bullfrommull]

Really enjoyed this. What about doing a video on Roman Rome.

[@tibbsazoid]

True fact: The people of Macchu Picchu we're an extremely advanced civilisation that anticipated the creation of the dating app tinder, so they created these ancient ruins for girls of the 21st century to stand in front of and take a selfies. To date no girl has ever created a tinder profile without including a Macchu Picchu selfie.

[@ninelilmonkeyz]

Well now. Time to change that!

[@tehbonehead]

Lol. Came to say something along these lines! 🤣🤣🤣

[@malo9792]

If you find a "girl" on tinder without one, it's a trap. They're really just the reptilian overlords trying to drag you into their ranks.

[@tehbonehead]

@@malo9792 So... I shouldn't have sent my home address to the g-mail hidden in her third photo? 😳 uh-oh.

[@malo9792]

@@tehbonehead it's game over. You cant even leave your house to escape. They have county wide searches. The only solution is a cyanide pill. Good luck friend

[@VaxtorT]

The real mystery is Who actually built Machu Picchu. Certainly wasn't the Incas as their own sources proclaim.They merely occupied a city that already existed long before the Inca were even a people of note.

[@blxk_child]

Watching this video in 1080p and I must say. Simon's beard is so hypnotizing🥺🥺

[@Pezled]

So if the Inca had a problem overseeing their new empire because there were only 40,000 of them - then who was sent to build Macchu Pichu and where did the knowledge come from?

[@Ashurastar16]

How about a video on the Taj Mahal or the Sun Temple at Konark?

[@derekwashuck7691]

Hey Simon how about doing a video on an Aztec site since you have done videos on the Incas and the Mayans ?

[@honeysucklecat]

Mid April was a good time to visit. Not too many tourists yet. And all the local vendors were full of stock but not a lot of customers. Things are cheaper too than they are in July at the peak. You might get rained on. You’ll probably get rained on. YOu will get rained on.

[@JustinHo98]

Me: oh, a new channel I haven't seen *clicks HOW MANY DOES THIS GUY HAVE

[@ronsbookreview1010]

I live in Chicago and I'm fine with the weather. Chicago weather builds character.

[@joshkleifgen6525]

Chicago? Try Portland. Never stops raining.

[@stephenrioux6821]

Hi Simon, and thanks for all the history. The last video that I've seen on Machu Picchu was a promotional travelogue showing dozens of middle-age American tourists on a 3-day hike up the old trail. Rest stops, and hostels, are provided along the way. They all acted like the place was Disneyland when they reached the top. A true eye opener. Thanks again for all the history.

[@laurabentzinger200]

Thank u simon and co. I appreciate y'all so much. Mean bullies the spanish were back in those times. Like colonist in u.s. to native people . I have never understood y 1 group feels the need to conquer rather than embrace and cooperate. I had heard that the mountains in the ozarks in Southern missouri, usa, are actually the oldest mtn range in us and i was wondering , bc so much, so many tribes so many settlers , perhaps you could do a story about its evolvement. Thank u tiny brain,hee hee.

[@sjk6101983]

This story breaks my heart ❤️

[@dv4310]

There are clear differences between the earlier construction and the newer period. The Inca found Machu Picchu and made it work for them.

[@bjw4859]

I will never get tired of watching shows about Machu Picchu, talk about a mega run of bad luck, so sad that one disease could do so much damage, but it did similar things on almost every continent on earth, usually to the detriment of the native populations.

[@bentufte7774]

I'd like to suggest that you do a video on Red Square in Moscow.

[@benangel6831]

I thought the authorities were going to shut down tourism there - that was in the news a couple years ago... worry about erosion was the reason I recall....

[@jennylee9278]

Probably waste is a problem too. The Incas probably had some system of poop removal but they can't build a modern toilet of even an outhouse there. Maybe give the place a rest from humans for a few years or decades.

[@sand0decker]

I heard people were vandalizing it with carvings and graffiti

[@xJavelin1]

I understand that they just severely limited the number of people allowed to both visit Machu Picchu and hike the Inca Trail to it each day. The result is that those limited number of passes were all bought up by the big companies, driving smaller local guides out of business. Also means that if you want to visit, you've got to book well in advance. I visited 15 years ago and was able to just arrive at Cusco and arrange to hike the Inca Trail in a group a few days later. From what I hear, that's pretty much impossible now.

[@michaelhowell2326]

Will you all at Geographics please do an episode on the Potola Palace?

[@earsnot4forgot]

How’d they cut the stone?

[@househendoe7549]

So Simon hasn't seen the LIDAR scans of the Amazon yet?

[@galesito1733]

I've been to Machu Picchu and no photos or videos do it justice. When you stand on the edge of the terraces you can't understand how it has never just slid down the mountain.

[@NateLamb245]

Simon, The beard is on point! Hit up whatever products you use for sponsor ship, I need to know mine looks like a bird's nest

[@Babarudra]

it used to be really nice to visit places like this without throngs of people talking at the top of their lungs, bugging the locals and waving selfie sticks without a care of who they're bothering. I remember checking out ruins and not seeing another person for hours. The interwebs have really opened up the world to everyone, what a shame.

[@pyromania1018]

Inca culture and myths survived because the last ruler urged his subjects to submit to the Spanish while secretly practicing their old customs and beliefs on the side. Also, the roads and buildings were designed for lamas and alpacas instead of horses, so the Europeans needed local guides in order to get around; thus they had to keep the natives alive and healthy in the long run.

[@johnbernsen6145]

I went there in 2010. Almost exactly ten years ago. It was awesome.

[@MrEricleblanc26]

The thing is, the Burj califa wasn't even built by dubaï people, but they brought in foreign architects, engineers and workers... It's the same thing for all those vanity projects in the arab world.

[@adamdubin1276]

I think the story with Pachacuti that historians and archeologists have actually been able to recreate (not the embellished one with messages from gods and literal stone warriors) was that Pachacuti was the younger son of the ruler of Cuzco, Viracocha Inca. when a rival group came to conquer Cuzco his father and older Sibling fled, Pachacuti regrouped the warriors and retook the city by hiding behind rocks to ambush the invaders. He then presented the recaptured city to his father. His father demanded that Pachacuti bow before his older brother. Pachacuti and his warriors were enraged that they were being forced to bow before two men who had little appreciation of the fact that they had saved their civilization from destruction decided to rise up and force Viracocha to acknowledge Pachacuti as his rightful heir. Pachacuti then reorganized his people into a militant society and proceeded to conquer several nearby tribes and groups further cementing his legend as a great tactician and stateman. He created the foundations of a rather advanced empire that had it not been for the arrival of Europeans and their diseases who knows what heights the "Realm of the Four Parts" would have reached.