Machu Pichu Is Falling

Another step that could be taken would be to set up water drainage systems so that the rain would not saturate the land so much. It could be this type because it rains there a lot, it is steep terrain and it is moving quickly. Lastly, the effect of people on this area is harmful. Machu Picchu lies on the Tambomachay fault, making it a prime area for an earthquake, which could push the precarious land past its limit. This could involve adding land, so the angle the land is at is not as steep. Secondly, it could be a rockslide, which is when land slides, quickly, as a consistent mass, down slope, usually initiated along a fracture or weakness.

Earthquakes are another possible trigger. Then another huge factor that encourages landslides is rain. It rains a lot in Oregon, around forty inches a year, but at Machu Picchu it rains around, eighty inches a year. specifically will move faster when on steep terrain and when it’s wet. People walking in this area everyday, is adding to the instability and the chance of a landslide.

There are many options as to how to attempt to stop this landslide. It could be a rockslide because the soil is shallow at Machu Picchu, rain can activate rockslides, there is already a distortion line going through the site, and it is a quickly moving landslide. The number of people per day that are allowed has already been lowered to 500 a day, but less would be better.