This is my new series of custom PokerStars themes featuring the wonders of the world. I will include some information on each wonder for you to enjoy also. Next are man made wonders of the world, including, ancient and modern structures. They make a beautiful backdrop! Scroll down for installation instructions.
MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Picchu, "Old mountain"
is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. The river is a partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu probably is the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire.
It was built around the year 1460, but abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although known locally, it was said to have been forgotten for centuries when the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It has recently come to light that the site may have been discovered and plundered several years previously, in 1867 by a German businessman, Augusto Berns.
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important as a cultural site.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September of 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century. Currently, there are concerns about the effect of tourism on the site as it reached 400,000 visitors in 2003.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
*Note* I use IE and Windows Vista Premium so some things may be different depending on which programs you use.
Install the stars theme from PokerStars first if it isn't already installed on your computer.
Close PokerStars
DOWNLOAD HERE
This link should only be used if you don't have an existing XThemes file in your PokerStars folder. If you have already downloaded a custom PokerStars theme before then you can pm me for a different link.
Click on the link above and then click download now
Select Open
Click once to highlight the XThemes file then click on Extract all files
Extract the file to C:/Program Files/PokerStars
open PokerStars to any table
click options
click choose theme
scroll to the bottom of the list and your theme should be there
click on your theme and hit apply
Restart PokerStars if you can't see the theme image.
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