Machu Picchu Peru Travel
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Peru is the third-largest country in South America. Lima is
the capital of Peru. Machu Picchu
discovered 1911 by Hiram Bingham. Considered to be one
of the world's greatest architectural / archaeological monument.
At 2,400 meters above sea level, in Urubamba (Cusco).
Machu Picchu amaze all. The stone
construction format is spread over a narrow uneven mountain
top, near a 400 meter cliff off the Urubamba River canyon.
Archaeologists
have yet to uncover the full history and purpose of Machu
Picchu. The site about one square kilometer, and stands
in a magical region to the Inca community. It is said that its
magic is built off its relationship and positioning off the the
Andes mountains with the Amazon river.
Perhaps,
Machu Picchu mystery may never be fully explained. For some, it may
have been an advance settlement for planned further expansions by
the Incas. Others believe Machu Picchu have been
a monastery where young girls were trained to serve the Inca and
the Willac Uno (Priest). This theory is from the
fact of the 109 of 135 bodies discovered while exploring the site were female.
The surprising
perfection and beauty of Machu Picchu's walls,
built by joining stone to stone without using any cement or
adhesive whatsoever, has led to many myths developing around how
the city was constructed. It is also said that there was a magic
plant which could dissolve and compress stone. Putting aside
the
mysteries and myths, the real attractiveness of
Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, lies
in its squares, aqueducts and watchtowers, its observatories and
in its sun clock, evidence of the wisdom and skill of the city's
Andean builders.
