▁complex , ▁which ▁are ▁constructed ▁from ▁stone ▁and ▁compact ed ▁earth , ▁were ▁dam aged ▁extens ively ▁as ▁the ▁excess ive ▁rain ▁waters ▁und erm ined ▁the ▁ground ▁beneath ▁the ▁structure . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁circle ▁col lapsed ▁during ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁causing ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁perman ence ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁as ▁a ▁top ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁in ▁Peru . ▁A ▁temporary ▁wooden ▁support ▁structure ▁was ▁ere cted ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁collapse ▁until ▁reconst ruction ▁work ▁could ▁begin . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁travel ▁writer ▁Paul ▁Jones , ▁" Al though ▁repair ▁work ▁at ▁Mor ay ▁continues ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁state , ▁lack ▁of ▁funds ▁and ▁continu ing ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁h inder ▁progress . ▁This ▁interesting ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁which ▁forms ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁tour ism ▁to ▁the ▁region ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁further ▁de grad ation , ▁should ▁the ▁repair ▁work ▁not ▁be ▁completed ▁and ▁maintained ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁years ." ▁ ▁Origin ▁This ▁land mark ▁was ▁likely ▁used ▁for ▁far ming ▁and ▁soil ▁samples ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁so ils ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁from ▁different ▁regions ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁helping ▁grow ▁cro ps ▁at ▁the ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁terra ces . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Vert ical ▁arch ip el ago ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁Peru ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁C us co ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁Dean ▁Christopher ▁Hold sw