Machu Picchu

It is in excellence  the emblematic site of Peru, known and recognized throughout the world. That is why, when someone visits this place, we would believe that we we are in another world. It is an exceptional place and it is full of mysteries. In addition it is one of the 7 wonders of the world.

This sacred city  forgotten during centurie is considered as the main work  of inca`s  architecture.

It is Located at the east of the Andean Mountains at 2438 meters of altitude, it is the begining of the amazon forest too. The name Machu Picchu comes from the quechua that means “Old Mountain” or “Old summit”.

We can see there 172 buildings  that are extended  on approximately 530 meters in length and 200 meters in width. They are part of a territory called “historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu” that is extended on 32 592 hectares.

This city, according to the historians, would have been built  during the emperor Pachacutec`s reign  possibly towards 1440. The Incas built in this place many  administrative centers and  agricultural complexes with cultures in terrace. Eight Inca`s  ways  joined the nearer regions.

If you visit Peru, this place is truly  inevitable  place to know  and to take into  account  the wonder and the wealth of the inca`s  culture.