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MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu is located in the transition area between the Andes and the Rainforest. This 'lost city' is hidden on a ridge and was only rediscovered in 1911. It is the most emblematic site in Peru and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
During your tour in Peru you will have the following options in Tour for a visit to Machu Picchu in addition to the different treks
Machu Picchu
It is believed that the construction of the city of Machu Picchu was started around 1440, under the leadership of Pachacuteq. Until the Spanish conquest of the area in 1532, the city was inhabited.
Scientists do not agree on the function of the city. Because the city is so inaccessible, it is believed that the city had no average function. It is often believed that Machu Picchu was one for kings and other high-ranking people. The city has many residences for nobles, and a few homes for their servants. Around 750 people could stay in the city. During the rainy season, if there were no kings present, there would have been far fewer people in Machu Picchu. When the Spaniards defeated the empire of the Inca, the regular migration to and from Machu Picchu by nobles stopped and the city became deserted.
According to some, the city would have been in defense of the Inca Empire. After the Spanish conquest, there was no longer any need for the Incas to keep coming. Not everyone agrees with this statement, because the location of the city does not make it plausible that the Inca Empire was defended from there. Moreover, there were too few homes for pedestrians.
According to a third theory, Machu Picchu would have been mainly intended for it, because it is located at a point from which many plantations were accessible. But even after the Spanish conquest, the coca continued to play an important role in the area, so that this theory does not explain that the city was abandoned.
Recently, it was established that in 1867 the German prospector and timber merchant Augusto Berns found and plundered the mountain city, with the permission of the Peruvian government. Berns sold the historical treasures to European museums. [2] In 1911, the historian Hiram Bingham conducted a study of the Inca trails in the vicinity of the city. During this study trip he rediscovered Machu Picchu. The city gained wide notoriety in 1913 when the National Geographic dedicated an entire song to Machu Picchu.
In 1983, the city was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
