Just watched a documentary on National Geographic and decided to add Machu Picchu to my 'Places to visit' list.
Machu Picchu is simply awesome. Even the name sounds so mysterious and romantic! Doesn't it look great? I can just imagine how it feels to be there - like seeing the ruins of Angkor Wat or the Great Pyramid at Giza. Indescribable.
Located in a mountain ridge, about 2450 m above sea level in faraway Peru, it is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Site. Machu Picchu is a settlement built primariry from rocks, all fashioned by hand around 1462.
It is considered an engineering marvel, built with technology well ahead of its time. Rocks were just placed in place without cement or mortar and they were painstakingly chipped to make a perfect fit between each other.
Series of water canals were built to carry water from the surrounding mountains to the settlement, and they even have man made fountains and baths!
Definitely a place to see!! Must find out how to get there.....:) Anyone been there?
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