Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu - an ancient and wonderful city with its mysteries. This town is listed in the New 7 Wonders of the World. Let's make a little trip to the Peruvian Macchi Picchu ...

“Lost City”
A very long time about the 'Lost City of the Incas "were legendary. None of the people could not thoroughly aware of its existence, and in the Spanish chronicles of him was not mentioned. No evidence did not want to leave and the Peruvian Incas. On Machu Picchu found only in the early 20 th century.

Spanish conquerors
Spanish conquerors took over in the 16 th century the territory of modern Peru, but they could not discover this city where the Incas hid unruly. For more than 3 centuries Macchi Picchu was "lost city", so no one could even suspect it. There is a belief that the last inhabitants of Machu Picchu had died by the beginning of 17 century.

Legend’s about of "lost city".
Already 24 July 1911 American archaeologist Hiram Bingham, who has spent several years of searching for "Lost City of the Incas", stumbled upon an ancient city that was full of snakes and dense thickets. Hiram went to the mountain top. He was accompanied by a porter who knew the terrain and language. It is said that on the mountain lived two Indian families, who kept the "lost city". In one of these families had a child. Bingham gave the boy a coin into a salt, and the professor pointed the way to the ancient ruins.

Machu Picchu is located
Machu Picchu is located high in the mountains. Translated from the Quechua language, "Machu Picchu" is translated as "old mountain". If you look down on the city, we see that Machu Picchu lies almost flat plateau.

But even when Bingeym discovered Machu Picchu, he was still far away from people in almost 30 years until an archeological expedition, who worked in the mountains, discover the secrets of the Inca road. It is this road went to the city.

At Machu Picchu, not more than 200 buildings. These include temples, various residences, warehouses, etc. They are all built of well-crafted stone, as well as tight fitting panels. In and around it lived about 1200 people, who worshiped the idol of the Sun - Inti, and also farmed.

Machu Picchu lies on top
of a mountain
Machu Picchu lies on top of a mountain ridge at an altitude of 2,057 meters above the valley of the Urubamba River. Nobody knows why it is here that the Incas built the city

In ancient times, the Incas at Machu Picchu were allowed only the elect. Here lived the higher ranks, priests, artisans and servants. But most importantly lived here mamakunas. These were specifically chosen virgins, who devoted his life to the idol of the Sun