The Inca City of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru
Idea About: Place
Type of Travel: History; Outdoor and adventure
Features: Landscape; Mountain; Mystery; Ruin; Sacred place and sanctuary
Budget: Budget; Mainstream; Expensive
Region: South America
Country: Peru
Description:
Machu Picchu is a ruin of sacred Inca city on the heights of Andes in South America. Machu Picchu - Old Mountain, is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 7,970 feet (2,430 metres) above sea level. The ruins of Inca city are cosily nested on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru and located 50 miles (80 kilometres) northwest of Cuzco, a city in southeastern Peru. Cuzco (its altitude is near 11,200 feet (3,400 meters) is the capital of the Cuzco Region and the Cuzco Province and serves as an intermediary on the way to Machu Picchu.
What Makes It Special:
Merged with the breathtaking landscapes of the Andes mountain peaks and cliffs, Machu Picchu is a magnificent example of ancient architecture, The Lost City of the Incas. It is believed that the Incas started building the city around 1400 AD as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472), but it was abandoned 100 years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. There are many opinions and arguments why it was built and why it was abandoned but the mystery is not solved yet. Anyway, this amazing stone citadel remains one of Peru's most attractive mysterious places to visit. Machu Picchu is the city which was lost in centuries and discovered only in 1911, often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas." Machu Picchu was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in 2007 in a worldwide Internet poll Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Useful Visitor Information and Tips:
You can get to Cuzco first, in order to get to Machu Picchu. Lima (the capital of Peru) and Cuzco connected by airlines. Cuzco’s Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete (code CUZ), is a few miles south of Cuzco city center. Several airlines offer regular daily flights to and from Lima. Your best bet is to reserve the earliest flight available, as later ones are the most likely to be delayed or canceled. The flight from Lima to Cuzco takes about one hour. You can also reach Cuzco by bus. It is cheaper about $45 - $60 but it will take 18 hours to reach Cuzco.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Idea About: Place
Type of Travel: History; Outdoor and adventure
Features: Landscape; Mountain; Mystery; Ruin; Sacred place and sanctuary
Budget: Budget; Mainstream; Expensive
Region: South America
Country: Peru
Description:
Machu Picchu is a ruin of sacred Inca city on the heights of Andes in South America. Machu Picchu - Old Mountain, is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 7,970 feet (2,430 metres) above sea level. The ruins of Inca city are cosily nested on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru and located 50 miles (80 kilometres) northwest of Cuzco, a city in southeastern Peru. Cuzco (its altitude is near 11,200 feet (3,400 meters) is the capital of the Cuzco Region and the Cuzco Province and serves as an intermediary on the way to Machu Picchu.
What Makes It Special:
Merged with the breathtaking landscapes of the Andes mountain peaks and cliffs, Machu Picchu is a magnificent example of ancient architecture, The Lost City of the Incas. It is believed that the Incas started building the city around 1400 AD as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472), but it was abandoned 100 years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. There are many opinions and arguments why it was built and why it was abandoned but the mystery is not solved yet. Anyway, this amazing stone citadel remains one of Peru's most attractive mysterious places to visit. Machu Picchu is the city which was lost in centuries and discovered only in 1911, often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas." Machu Picchu was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in 2007 in a worldwide Internet poll Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Useful Visitor Information and Tips:
You can get to Cuzco first, in order to get to Machu Picchu. Lima (the capital of Peru) and Cuzco connected by airlines. Cuzco’s Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete (code CUZ), is a few miles south of Cuzco city center. Several airlines offer regular daily flights to and from Lima. Your best bet is to reserve the earliest flight available, as later ones are the most likely to be delayed or canceled. The flight from Lima to Cuzco takes about one hour. You can also reach Cuzco by bus. It is cheaper about $45 - $60 but it will take 18 hours to reach Cuzco.
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
The Inca City of Machu Picchu
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