In 1911, local farmers in Peru led American explorer Hiram Bingham to the ruins of Machu Picchu, an Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains, introducing the outside world to this architectural ...

Machu Picchu is formed of buildings ... could help uncover clues to reveal the reasons for its construction, the activities that took place there, and its subsequent abandonment.

As you climb the ancient trail of the Incas and catch glimpses of Machu Picchu, situated on a mountaintop in the Sacred ...

Alternately defined as a sanctuary and a citadel, Machu Picchu was constructed sometime ... have postulated reasons behind the site’s construction. Some believe it was a royal retreat for ...

Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone construction that ancient priests may have used to study the heavens and ...

Machu Picchu, it sits high up in the Andes, where you’ll find buildings sprawling across six-kilometres, of which only a third have been excavated. The construction of a cable car to connect the ...

Its construction is complex and precise with ... act as a mountainside fortress defending the southern approach to Machu Picchu. Afterwards, you’ll visit the Inkariy Museum, which uses artistic ...

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Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin. Many archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was a summer retreat for the emperor and his family.