But the White House isnât pushing for such a treaty, in part because senior officials know it would never pass. Congress approved more than 1,500 treaties in the first 200 years of the U.S. governmentâs existence, a number so large that some White House officials might be tempted to test their luck with the Iran talks.
Updated April 14, 2017. Quipu is the Spanish form of the Inca (Quechua language) word khipu, a unique form of ancient communication and information storage used by the Inca Empire, their competition and their predecessors in South America. Scholars believe that quipus record information in the same way as a cuneiform tablet or a painted symbol on papyrus do.
Machu Picchu is a terraced citadel with remains of temples, palaces, fountain and altars. The fabled âLost City of the Incasâ is thought to have been constructed by the Incas around 1450 and is an architectural marvel. The citadel sits 7,970 feet (2,430 meters) above sea level in the Sacred Valley northwest of Cusco. It remains a mystery what purpose Machu Picchu served and why it was abandoned.