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Trapezoidal motifs at this archaeological site are exemplified by the Temple of the Three Windows, which this site’s possible discoverer Agustín Lizárraga wrote his name on. (10[1])This site’s highest point is a stone monolith (10[1])named for “hitching the sun.” (10[1])This site above the Urubamba River was drained (10[1])by inclined agricultural terraces surrounding it. (10[1])A (10[1])stone temple at this site was shaped like the wings of a condor. This site was likely an estate for the emperor (10[1])Pachacuti (10[1])and (-5[1])was abandoned by 1532. In 1911, Indigenous villagers led Hiram Bingham to this site northwest of Cusco. For 10 points, name this Incan citadel (10[1])in the Andes. ■END■

ANSWER: Machu Picchu [or Machu Pikchu]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell D2510
Claire WangRIT CCornell G3310
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CSyracuse3810
Aaron SalitCornell ERIT B4610
Kritanu SahaCornell AU of Rochester A5210
Brian HoffCornell BCornell F5310
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BBinghamton B7510
Gregory StoneESFPenn State7610
Tom ScheriRIT ABinghamton C77-5
Joseph TabaskoBinghamton CRIT A10110

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%55.44
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%69.11
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%0%59.14
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%7%70.21
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%71.33
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY786%0%14%70.17
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%58.67