Machu Picchu Introduction The city of ancient

Machu Picchu

Introduction The city of ancient America, located in the territory of modern Peru. Similarly, Machu Picchu is often called a "city in the sky" or "a city among the clouds", sometimes called the "lost city of the Incas".

This town was established as a sacred mountain shelter great ruler of the Inca Pachakutekom century before the conquest of his empire, that is, approximately in the year 1440, and functioned until the year 1532, when the Spaniards invaded the Inca Empire. In 1532, all its residents mysteriously vanished. Similar to Machu Picchu Highland City of Choquequirao lasted much longer before 1570 's.

The city is located on the top of the Ridge at an altitude of 2057 metres above the Valley of the river Urubamby in present-day Peru.

For its modest size Machu Picchu cannot claim to be a major city it no more than 200 buildings. Basically this temples, residences, warehouses and other facilities for public use. For the most part, they are made of processed stone, well fitted tightly to each other. It is believed that it lived up to and around 1200 people who worshipped there the Sun God Inti and cultivated crops on terraces.