Wow... I mean, I don´t know how the Incas could build a city like this! They don´t made measurements, calculations with any tools. They did not wrote, but they managed to construct a complex city located at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is also interesting to mention that the Incas did not know the wheel!
Built around 1450, Machu Picchu history is only some 100 years old after which it was abandoned as the official site for the Inca rulers in 1572 due to the Spanish Invasion. The unique and most stunning fact of the city was that it was only famous among the locals since its existence and that it was only brought into the focus in the eyes of the other world in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham. So, obviously, the site remained hidden even to the Spanish and so was not plundered retaining its cultural and holy significance even today due to its art and sacred rocks.
Despite existing arguments (politics, religious...), no one knows or is sure about why the city was built. So, Machu Picchu still remains mysterious but it’s an outstanding example of man's interaction with his natural environment.
This place is so beautiful! There's such a rich history..it's definitely on my bucket list.
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