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Advance of Machu Picchu

In the middle of the 16th century, when the colonial Peru into Spain, folk have been hands down: the Andes, there is a mysterious Inca city.

Until 1911 lost many centuries the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru is found, an ancient civilization was finally resolved. Prior to that, the Americas had considered missing ancient civilization of the continent.

In Inca in Machu Picchu means old mountain, in the capital of the ancient Inca Empire, Cusco City South 112 km of altitude, on both sides of the city is 600 m high cliff, from the cliff's edge look down is rushing of the Urubamba river.

Land of the gods

Many people willing to distant and the road of hard work to Machu Picchu, just to attend the Royal Inca road 45 km of hiking.

People from the mountains, through forests and streams, also encounter small marshes, rather adventure.

Machu Picchu urban edge some s Saigon, is camping ligation fortress.

In the evening we all sleep, take off your shoes, in the rain of dirt road walk, Machu Picchu peculiar soft sediment will make you feel is stepped on Shu soft cotton. Machu Picchu people got up early every day, they worship the Eternal God incarnate, considered to be the Sun gave them power, so they put the woman as the Sun of the Virgin.

Follow the divine Sun

Powerful Empire why building such an air castle? building location, degree of difficulty, are then productivity burden cannot be hosted.

Inca rulers why choose here building Castle? to defense had retreated to the final?? to? how many years, the archaeologist to this amazing city has produced a large number of conjecture. The most persuasive conjecture is that honour the gods. Because the city is built on top of the mountain, that would be the closest to the Sun. It is believed that the power of God can be through time and space everywhere, therefore represents the ancient eternal Holy City will become a medium of communication with God.

Inca style of architecture

Machu Picchu in all buildings are Inca tradition: the shape of the polished rules, as well as the wonderful wall jointing techniques, wall stones and stones of the gap between even the dagger cannot, let the person simply cannot understand is how the Incas their splicing together.

So people think here of the building is not a man-made, is the great Sun God will give it all to them.

Log onto the Machupicchu mountain, see light from the sky across the city, then maybe Machu Picchu fleeting smile.

Walking around in it, feel the sacred relics, so willing to give up everything, a whole life to follow.

Want to follow my life

Machu Picchu travel xiaotieshi:

1, best travel time: Peru's best travel time is 5-10 months.

Peru's summer in December of each year to March of next year, February is the hottest of the year, but its maximum temperature does not exceed 31 degrees centigrade. Peru's winter in April of each year to November, Peru, with average temperature in winter is 18 degrees centigrade.

2, accommodation: hotel rates Peru in General, the price is not high, simple bed a night not to exceed US $ 10, $ 15 Motel about Yuan.

3. diet: Cusco represented mainly by mountain cuisine, main ingredient is the sweetness of beef and mutton stewed with potatoes, braised, fried,.

Staple foods like rice, opposite food species like tasting; their love to eat fish, shrimp and other seafood products, dietary preference of beef, pork, chicken, duck and eggs, vegetable love eating onions, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumber, peppers, spices like pepper powder, peppercorns, fish meal, gourmet powder, lemon juice, etc.

4, shopping: copper, silver, Turkey made of jade, with Inca culture ornaments and Peru mountain specialties APACA wool rug, etc are all good souvenirs.

In addition, the pattern of the book plus the bags, belts, handbags, leather products, and forest areas, mountain areas aboriginal folk handicrafts and hand-made ceramic products, etc., is also very unique.

5. transport: Lima sit fly

Machine to Cusco; nbsp; Sit about three and a half hours by train to the foot (or by bus to OLLANTAYTAMBO station and then take a half an hour by train), nbsp; Also sitting tour bus approximately 30 minutes of winding mountain road to Machu Picchu.