Virtual Tour of the Inca Trail
The content comes from the UEN Social Science Curriculum.
Standard 2: Students will understand cultural factors
that shape the community.
Objective 2: Explain how selected indigenous cultures
of the Americas have changed over time.
C: How indigenous people maintain cultural traditions today.
that shape the community.
Objective 2: Explain how selected indigenous cultures
of the Americas have changed over time.
C: How indigenous people maintain cultural traditions today.
The pedagogy is going to be more towards the cognitive domain. The student will receive knowledge by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts. S/he will be able to demonstrate understanding by comparing, interpreting, and extrapolating the main ideas. They will be able to use that knowledge to solve problems in new situations.
The technology best suited for this purpose is Goggle earth simple because most of the students won't be able to visit that foreign land.
Advantages: The trail won't take several days to complete (unless you have a very slow internet connection). People don't have to climb 2000 meters. It is suitable for people who suffer from altitude sickness or vertigo. You don't have to carry your own food. You won't get sick by drinking contaminated water, etc.
| Location | Activity | Google Earth Content |
| 1.Cuzco-Machu Pichu | Write a journal entry. How altitude affect people. | Geography of el Cuzco * Distance * Altitude |
| 2.Train ride from Machu Pichu to Km 88 | Describe types of transportation to get to the Inca trail | Picture and information of Km 88 |
| 3. Huayllabamba - Place of Good pasture | Compare the types of housing | Pictures and information |
| 4. Dead Woman's Pass | Describe the weather | Pictures of the trail descending, information |
| 5. Pacamayo river | Explain how descent of elevation affects people. | Pictures and information about river |
| 6. Runkuracay - Pile of Ruins | Explain what was the job of the couriers | Picture and information of this site. |
| 7. Town in a steep place | Explain different ways to get there. | Picture and information of Sayacmarca |
| 8. Cloud Level town | Describe the engineering of the Inca people | Picture of engineering structures. |
9. Huinay Huayna | Explain the bath ritual of the Incas | Picture and information of Huinay Huayna |
| 10. Intipunku | Describe the colourful butterflies and the change of weather | Picture of the Gate of the Sun. |
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