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Machu Picchu, Ciudad Histórica, Cusco, Perú
PERU: THE CITY OF MACHU PICCHU
The City of Machu Picchu is world-wide considered to be one of the most famous archaeological rests of humankind. This legacy of the ancient Peruvians, builded astride among abysses of the valley of the Urubamba river, covered with vegetation, is a true city of an incredible giddiness. The City is builded in stone among the flanks of two hills belonging to the eastern mountain range of the Andes, descending into the Amazonian upper and its design gives us a clear idea of a rational organisation.
To reach it the traveller has two choices: there are auto-trams or trains to be taken in the City of Cusco until kilometre 110. Once arriving to the foot of one of the high hills a bus must be taken in Puente Ruinas (Ruinas Bridge), which gos through a spectacular road until reaching the terrace with a tourist hotel is found. From here you set out by foot to meet the ruins, located at 2,300 meters above the sea level. The alternative is the fantastic Inca Walk or Inca Trail.
Machu Picchu is enclosed by the high hills Huayna Picchu to the north; Cutija to the south; Putucusi to the east; and by the Ccollipani valley to the west. The ride leas to the entrance of the city and to various outside stone staircases which communicate towards different sections of the citadel. And it truly results impressive for the visitor to contemplate the achievements of the Inca architects, having building this stone citadel among peaks and abysses.
The mysterious city is well preserved.
Surrounding the whole citadel there are rests of the rampart measuring 5 meters per 1.80 of thickness which, according to archaeologists, makes evident a military and defensive outlook. It is calculated that there are some three thousand steps leading to squares, worship, places, houses, tillage platforms and sepulchers. In that way, a ten-door oriel is found, overlooking the citadel. Nothing has been left at random.
The military bastion raises in a semicircular shape and showing two windows. The finishing of the walls is perfect. To the north stands the Doorway of the Amarus, which entrance is formed by two perrons with diverse orifices which, it is asserted, were made for breeding vipers.
Behind the bastion there is a quadrangular court. It has walls of 4 metres height. In this place it can be appreciated nine vaulted-niches together with its stone nails. Next to the Doorway of the Amarus there is a square fountain showing an engraving seat with capacity for four persons.
The Palace of the Inca, formed by a corridor, a court and three rooms with vaulted-niches, is builded in the middle of Machu Picchu. Here is the Holy Square, of 60 square metres area, where main buildings converge, including those of religious service. The first of these is the Three-Window Temple, with three walls and same number of windows; walls are disposed in the style of an altar. The Sacerdotal Mansion is the third one. There, in an enormous room lived the High Priest , the Willac Umo.
Going up through a perron of 78 steps, you arrive to the Holy Square, where the four terraces of the Intihuatana are placed, which top is a regular polygonal. In the middle raises a quadrangular prism that served as sundial.
With regard to the oldness of Machu Picchu there are various views. The majority asserts that it is an evident sample of the Inca architecture.
Machu Picchu, Ciudad Histórica, Cusco, Perú
PERU: THE CITY OF MACHU PICCHU
The City of Machu Picchu is world-wide considered to be one of the most famous archaeological rests of humankind. This legacy of the ancient Peruvians, builded astride among abysses of the valley of the Urubamba river, covered with vegetation, is a true city of an incredible giddiness. The City is builded in stone among the flanks of two hills belonging to the eastern mountain range of the Andes, descending into the Amazonian upper and its design gives us a clear idea of a rational organisation.
To reach it the traveller has two choices: there are auto-trams or trains to be taken in the City of Cusco until kilometre 110. Once arriving to the foot of one of the high hills a bus must be taken in Puente Ruinas (Ruinas Bridge), which gos through a spectacular road until reaching the terrace with a tourist hotel is found. From here you set out by foot to meet the ruins, located at 2,300 meters above the sea level. The alternative is the fantastic Inca Walk or Inca Trail.
Machu Picchu is enclosed by the high hills Huayna Picchu to the north; Cutija to the south; Putucusi to the east; and by the Ccollipani valley to the west. The ride leas to the entrance of the city and to various outside stone staircases which communicate towards different sections of the citadel. And it truly results impressive for the visitor to contemplate the achievements of the Inca architects, having building this stone citadel among peaks and abysses.
The mysterious city is well preserved.
Surrounding the whole citadel there are rests of the rampart measuring 5 meters per 1.80 of thickness which, according to archaeologists, makes evident a military and defensive outlook. It is calculated that there are some three thousand steps leading to squares, worship, places, houses, tillage platforms and sepulchers. In that way, a ten-door oriel is found, overlooking the citadel. Nothing has been left at random.
The military bastion raises in a semicircular shape and showing two windows. The finishing of the walls is perfect. To the north stands the Doorway of the Amarus, which entrance is formed by two perrons with diverse orifices which, it is asserted, were made for breeding vipers.
Behind the bastion there is a quadrangular court. It has walls of 4 metres height. In this place it can be appreciated nine vaulted-niches together with its stone nails. Next to the Doorway of the Amarus there is a square fountain showing an engraving seat with capacity for four persons.
The Palace of the Inca, formed by a corridor, a court and three rooms with vaulted-niches, is builded in the middle of Machu Picchu. Here is the Holy Square, of 60 square metres area, where main buildings converge, including those of religious service. The first of these is the Three-Window Temple, with three walls and same number of windows; walls are disposed in the style of an altar. The Sacerdotal Mansion is the third one. There, in an enormous room lived the High Priest , the Willac Umo.
Going up through a perron of 78 steps, you arrive to the Holy Square, where the four terraces of the Intihuatana are placed, which top is a regular polygonal. In the middle raises a quadrangular prism that served as sundial.
With regard to the oldness of Machu Picchu there are various views. The majority asserts that it is an evident sample of the Inca architecture.