Monday 13 February 2023

MACHU PICCHU

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

 Machu Picchu is one of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World, Heritage of Humanity, Historical Sanctuary of Peru and probably the most important archaeological site in Latin America.
 Machu Picchu es majestic architecture comprises 140 structures throughout the citadel.
 Machu Picchu was built by the Inca Pachacutec around the year 1460.
 After being forgotten, it was only in 1911 that the American Hiram Bingham reached Machu Picchu on an expedition and spread the site worldwide.
 Its main buildings of Machu Picchu are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Three Windows.

 In 1913 it received worldwide attention when the National Geographic Society dedicated its entire print run in April to the newly rediscovered city.


















 

Location: Cusco, Perú

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