Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu town or castle lost, and the word means Machu Picchu in Alankih "old top of the mountain." This city was built by the Inca people in the fifteenth century, this city is located in Cuzco in Peru between two mountains of the Andes mountain range at an altitude of 2340 meters above sea level, and on both sides of the abyss with an altitude of about 600 meters, UNESCO has classified this city on the World Heritage List in 1983. It is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

Discovery

Machu Picchu map

On July 24, 1911 discovered the American explorer Hiram Bingham ruins of Machu old city Picchu covered tropical forests dense and exciting it was to discover this city by chance, when he was looking for the effects of the Inca destroyed by the Spaniards, and after climbing the wall of a mountain surrounded by many is not clear from the valley rocks and the entrance may Dam earthquake many years ago. Saw the walls is covered with papers and houses carefully orchestrated which indicates that the big city in this place to discover this hidden city center organized by the clouds and built magnificent. Machu Picchu and then began to appear brilliant civilization slowly in front of the modern world.

Construction

Despite the beauty and genius of the place, but this is not the only distinction to Machu Picchu, but irony is that this city is built in a contemporary style does not fit an old civilization did not know the writing! City Fathtoa small tidy streets, buildings and palaces, temples, gardens and irrigation channels and pools, showers, and the irony is that the whole city is built of large and monolithic stones on top of each installed without any tools! Thanks to this amazing Ajbah UNESCO classified city Machu Picchu in the "World Heritage" list in 1983. In less than fifty years since the discovery of 

the ruins and open, visit this outstanding park more than half a million tourists every year.

Geography

The height of the city in 2280 meters above sea level, the city and are on the brink Hawitan surround the slope length of 600 meters is covered by dense forests, while being bottom of the river Oulu Banpa to paint all of these elements solemn spectacle of this mysterious city. It is near the Urubamba River, which is 120 km north of Cuzco.

History

Machu Picchu city nicknamed "lost city" of the people of the ancient Incas. The word means "Machu Picchu" in the ancient language Alankih "the old summit of the mountain." The city ranked on the list of the ten ancient holy places in the world because of its environment distinct atmosphere of sacred and magical and my faith.

There is no written record of the history of the Inca because civilization Alankih what they have written and adopted the registration date on the transport Alhvoa.ola known scientists or researchers the history of the city or the reason for its construction, but scientists think that they were not living, but had to make sacrifices, where the bodies of scientists found large numbers of women in this city. Which is compatible with what we know from the people of the Inca worship of the sun, and they believe that women are the daughters of the holy sun!

It is believed that the ancient Inca people in this city did not want to Spanish occupation of the city and the abduction of their civilization brilliant, They remained silent and did not speak it at all. Besides, the city is built on top of a mountain surrounded by dense forests, and did not find the Spaniards.

Some expect it was built in the late fifteenth century, when the Inca emperor arrived at the height of his glory. This city was a place for offerings and other religious activities,

At Machu Picchu a lot of parks and arcades and buildings and palaces, canals and irrigation channels and blessings shower. And linking the stone stairs between the various parks and streets rise. The US leading Wallen Bingham These stone buildings miracle hard to believe. Some people said that it is impossible to be people of Inca old had built these amazing buildings without modern tools and knowledge of architectural, engineering, Fajmnoa that space aliens have come down to this place thousands of years ago and the girl this city, or built by the god sun and other fairy tales. Whatever how to build the city of Machu Picchu, and the presence of people paying more than the discovery and identification of this ancient magic and intelligent people.

Machu Picchu and nicknamed "outstanding garden" because it is built on top of a very steep mountain.