Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru: Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery. Wikipedia
Shot from the Sendero Inca (Inca Trail) as it enters the ruins of the Inca city. The first shot is of the sendero itself descending into the city adjacent to terraces used to supply food and fibre to the inhabitants.
The earliest people on Earth knew that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. They built monuments such as Newgrange in Ireland, Stonehenge in England – or, for example, at Machu Picchu in Peru – to follow the sun’s yearly progress.
People gather at Newgrange for winter solstice dawn on…
The 'Stairs of death' are a section of stone steps built by the Incas, which lead to the top of Huayna Picchu, in Peru, which is one of the steep mountains that overlooks Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery. Wikipedia
Machu Pikchu) is an Inca ancient city that has been very well preserved to this day.
It was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World on July 7, 2007.
It is located on the top of a mountain in the Andes, at an altitude of 2,430 m, on the Urubamba Valley, and is 88 km from Cusco, Peru.
The city was built around 1450 by Pachacutec Yupanqui, an Incan ruler.
When the Spanish invaders occupied these places in 1532, this city, which was located among dense mountains, was not noticed by the invaders and thus was not damaged.
The city had to be abandoned due to the smallpox epidemic that spread shortly after the construction of the city was completed.
Machu Picchu consists of stone structures connected to each other by a system of more than 200 stairs.
The city's 3000 steps are still in good condition today.