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The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, Peru.
The morning mist rises from the winding Urubamba River, which lies below the crevice in the front of the picture. And when the mist clears around noon, all is revealed. The site is around 8000ft above sea level, and originally there were nearly 200 buildings, perched on parallel terraces carved into the mountain. Among other things the site was known to be used for residential, agricultural, religious, and ceremonial purposes. The extensive plumbing and irrigation system still works.
Built around 1450, the site was vacated for reasons unknown, probably in 1572. and there exists no evidence that the Conquistadors ever went there.
The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, Peru.
The morning mist rises from the winding Urubamba River, which lies below the crevice in the front of the picture. And when the mist clears around noon, all is revealed. The site is around 8000ft above sea level, and originally there were nearly 200 buildings, perched on parallel terraces carved into the mountain. Among other things the site was known to be used for residential, agricultural, religious, and ceremonial purposes. The extensive plumbing and irrigation system still works.
Built around 1450, the site was vacated for reasons unknown, probably in 1572. and there exists no evidence that the Conquistadors ever went there.