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Machu Picchu Location:
Machu Picchu Town is located on the highest part of
the eastern Andes, (high rain forest area) above
the Urubamba river and northwest of Cuzco, 2,300
meters above sea level (7,546 ft.)
Distances from Machu Picchu Town:
From
Cuzco: at 112 km. (70 miles)
From
Lima: 1,277 Km (794 miles)
Population in Machu Picchu Town:
1,216 Inhabitants (local) and 1,000 visitants
daily (aprox.)
Machu Picchu Wheatear:
The annual temperature averages 16°C and annual
rainfall is between 1500 mm and 3000 mm at low
altitudes. At 2,500 m altitude the average
temperature drops to 10.2°C, and annual rainfall
is 2170 mm. The dry season lasts from May to
September and the wet season from October to
April.
Machu Picchu
Town is located 2,300 meters above sea level (7,546 ft.), at 112 km. (70 miles) from
Cuzco, in the Urubamba valley in the lowest part of the
Sacred Valley of the Incas in a area of direct access to the upper jungle. Without doubt, Machu Picchu
Inca citadel was part of a very big complex of fortresses which defended the Andean lands in Sacred valley of any assault from native people out of the jungle.
VISITING MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu Inca Citadel - Archaeological
Site
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. It is one of the most popular
archaeological sites of the world, and
therefore, the most visited attraction in Peru.
Elected in the
7 New Wonders of the World - July
2007
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Since 1981 it has been declared
Historical Sanctuary as well as
Natural & Cultural World Heritage Site
(UNESCO-1983) because of its archaeological importance as well as its unique flora such as the orchids that you may find aplenty.
The park was established to
protect the landscape of the renowned Machu
Picchu archaeological site, founded by the Inca
culture. It is thought that it was a royal Inca
residence and was perhaps the centre for
collecting coca from surrounding plantations.
The site eventually fell into ruin, was covered
by the encroaching forest, and "lost to science"
until re-discovery in 1911. Thee are also the
remains of the Inca Way in the area, and local
legends, including that of the spectacled bear,
which is thought to serve as a messenger between
the spirits of the high elevations and those of
the jungle.
Machu
Picchu Site Museum - Museo de Sitio Manuel
Chávez Ballón
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, achieves
the objectives of the preservation and
dissemination of cultural and archaeological
research. Within a modern and dynamic
exhibition, the reopening of Site Museum Manuel
Chavez Ballón has become the primary means of
communication and information for the most
important cultural Historical Sanctuary of Peru.
How to get Machu Picchu
The traditional and most frequent is by train
from Cuzco city to the station of Machu Picchu
Town (Aguas Calientes). Alternative is the Inca
Trail, the trekking route. The are no roads, no
cars or buses, there are no airport.
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Part of the 23,000 kilometers (approximately
14,000 miles) of roads built by the Incas in
South America, this is Peru's most famous
trekking route and possibly one of the most
spectacular in the Americas. Every year; some
25,000 hikers from around the world walk along
the extraordinary 43 kilometers of this
stone-paved road built by the Incas leading to
the unassailable citadel of Machu Picchu located
in the depth of the Cusco jungle.
Tourist Services in Machu Picchu Town:
You can found hotels from 5 stars class to cheap
accommodation, there are restaurants with
Peruvian and international cuisine, Indian
markets with handicrafts and gifts, stores, and
the basic public services.
The minimum recommended time to visit and trip
to Machu Picchu is one day (from Cuzco) or 4
days if you make the Inca Trail trek.
Machu Picchu Pictures and Photo Gallery
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