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Machu Picchu city

The Machu Picchu city is a place full of mysticism, it is a monument to the divinity, where man really feels like a creature of the gods, the overwhelming aspect of his spirit, seems to transport him to a magical place where anything is possible, in an unimaginable way.

It is a place where the strange forces of nature transport you to an incomparable cosmic state, a state that can only be experienced in Machu Picchu city.

It is one of the most famous archaeological centers in the world, and therefore, the most visited tourist attraction in Peru.

The Machu Picchu city (Quechua voice, old mountain) is today universally known, both for its imposing and original ruins, as for its incomparable situation on the edge of an abyss, in whose bottom run the stormy waters of the Urubamba River.

Even today, it is a mystery how the builders managed to take immense blocks of stone to the top of the mountain and build such a beautiful city.

Probably built in the fifteenth century, in the greatest topographical difficulty, rustic and inaccessible. It is the greatest Inca work, of intrepidity and intelligence. Of military religious origin; it has an area of ​​13 km². The citadel was surrounded by a great wall 6 m high and 1.8 m wide. It is estimated that it was inhabited by some 10 thousand people. Built in granite stone (walls and walls), wood (doors and beams) and thatched roofs.

Where it is located?

Machu Picchu, which in Spanish means "old mountain", is the most famous Inca citadel in the world. Located 110 kilometers northeast of Cusco, in the province of Urubamba, this architectural jewel is surrounded by temples, platforms and water channels.

History and architecture

Built in the fifteenth century, possibly at the request of the Inca Pachacuteq, Machu Picchu city is divided into two large sectors: the agricultural comprising a vast network of terraces and artificial terraces and the urban, consisting of various buildings and plazas including the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Three Windows, the Main Temple and the Temple of the Condor.

Its buildings follow the classic Inca style: buildings with polished stone walls in a rectangular shape, joined together without the use of amalgams, doors and trapezoidal windows.

Schedule:

The entrance time to the Machu Picchu city is from 06:00 to 16:00 hours, the departure time is until 5:00 pm with a capacity of 2500 visitors per day.
The rates can be seen in the Electronic Machu Picchu city Ticket.

Important data:

- Declared a Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, being considered as an important religious, political and administrative center of the Inca period.

-Machu Picchu city was interconnected with the entire Inca Empire through the Qhapac Ñan, known route of the Inca roads.

- Its temperature ranges between 6.2 ° and 29.5 °, since it is located in a subtropical zone. Its rainiest months are from November to March.

- Its majestic architecture comprises some 140 structures throughout the citadel.

- The average altitude of the citadel is 2 450 m s.n.m.

- The mountains of Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu are ideal for panoramic photographs of the entire architectural complex.

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