Machu Picchu: Inca Andes

Amazon.com Price: $25.99 (as of 22/04/2019 12:15 PST- Details)

Categories: , , , , , , ,

Description

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machu Picchu District in Peru, above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists imagine that Machu Picchu was constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Ceaselessly mistakenly known as the “Lost City of the Incas” (a title more as it should be applied to Vilcabamba), it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization. The Incas built the estate around 1450 but abandoned it a century later at the time of the Spanish Conquest. Even if known locally, it was not known to the Spanish right through the colonial period and remained unknown to the outside world until American historian Hiram Bingham brought it to international attention in 1911. Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its three primary structures are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. Many of the outlying buildings have been reconstructed with a purpose to give tourists a better idea of how they originally appeared. By 1976, thirty percent of Machu Picchu had been restored and restoration continues. Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historic Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the vital New Seven Wonders of the World in a all over the world Internet poll.

Related products

Home » Shop » Books » Subjects » Children's Books » Geography and Cultures » Explore the World » Central and South America » Machu Picchu: Inca Andes

Recent Products