Machu Picchu is the pre Columbian, Inca empire site that is located
almost 8,000 feet above the sea level. The site is located on a mountain
ridge above the valley of Urubamba in Peru. The city is also called the
“lost city of Incas”. When tourists make a list of the best world tour
destination, Machu Picchu is the site that undoubtedly gets the maximum
number of votes.
It is said that the journey to this spot is a dream journey, which
one must never miss. It is a journey to the top archeological site on
the planet earth. Data says that the Machu Picchu Tourism is one of the
proudest industries in the country. Whatever your expectation out of the
place would be, you will really be more than delighted to see the
picturesque beauty of the place and the intoxicating power that it will
have on you.
Machu Picchu was built in 146 AD, however, it was left by the Inca
rulers 100 years later. Legendary stories suggest that the place was
neglected for quite some time. In the year 1911, Hiram Bingham, who was
an American historian, got the world’s attention to it and then there
was no looking back. Recent discoveries also show that the site was dug
many years ago by a German businessman. The site became a part of the
UNESCO, world heritage site in 1983. The site as built in typical Inca
style with dry stone polished walls and it most famous buildings are ‘
the temple of sun’ and ‘ the room of three windows’.
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