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End of the World Celebrants Gather at Mayan Pyramid

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Friday is the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere. It’s also a day that’s generated a lot of buzz among historians and new age spiritualists. They say an ancient Mayan calendar predicts the end of an era or possibly even an apocalypse. So for our Geo Quiz we’re looking for the name of a historic […]

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Predicting the End of the World

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Protecting Peru’s Ancient Past

Global Politics

Mysterious ‘Nazca’ Lines Found in Mideast

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Predicting the End of the World

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Inca capital

Conflict & Justice

For our Geo Quiz we’re interested in the Peruvian highlands. The city we’d like you to name is located there. It once served as the capital of the Incan empire. That all changed with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.

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Train ride to the lost city of the Incas

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For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re headed to the lost city of the Incas. Now, we’re not asking you to name that ancient city in Peru. That’d be too easy. It’s Machu Picchu. What we want to know is who discovered Machu Picchu.