Machu Picchu was made between 1460 and 1470 A.D. It is located high in the Andes mountains in Peru. Machu Picchu means "old peak". It was most likely a royal estate and religious retreat. It was built by an Incan ruler named Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui. It is made of approximately 200 buildings, and most of them were residences. About 1,200 people lived in and around Machu Picchu
Mas Para Machu Picchu-
The city of Cuzco Peru was the ancient capital of the Incan Empire. The ruins of Machu Picchu were re-discovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham and is considered one of the most important and beautiful sites from the ancient world. Machu Picchu is the seventh wonder of the world. It is invisible from below and is completely self-contained. Surrounding it were farming terraces that provided enough food to feed the whole population. It also has natural springs near it.Machu Picchu was supposedly used as a religious site. Made of granite, these 200 rooms are in amazing condition. Little is known of the actual use of Machu Picchu but one of its primary functions was that of astronomical observatory.
Llama at Machu Picchu!!!
