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 Centenary
of encounter of Machu Picchu
with Occidental World.
Natural and Cultural World Heritage Site.
New 7 Wonders of the World.
Is a mystical
place, a monument to divinity, where people can feel that they are a creation of
God. The high sense of spirituality that inhabits this place seems to transport
its visitors to a place where everything "in an unimaginable way" is possible.
It is a place where strange forces of nature allow the individuals to reach an
incomparable cosmic state, a state that can only be experimented in Machu
Picchu.
Machu Picchu is located at 2,460 meters above the sea level on an artificial
esplanade or 'pata' 112,5 Km to the north-east of the city of Cuzco. It is a
citadel surrounded by Andean terraces, in the middle of a dry wood or high
jungle. Inside, you can see extensive yards or 'canchas' that remark the
presence of the Incas' typical places, 'kallankas', warehouses, corridors, steps
and accesses. It is believed that it was a kind of residence or property of the
first Inca Emperor, Pachacutec, but it hasn't been proved yet.
Together with Choquequirao and other places, represent the magnificence of the
Inca Empire. The form of having access to this Inca site is by two ways. The
ancient way, following the route of Qhapaq Ñan (Inca Road) and the modern one is
by train. For being a very visited place, and one of the best conserved, it is
considered as integral part of this tour.
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