machu picchu

Soft Machu Picchu citadel or lost (in English: Machu Picchu), and the word means Machu Picchu in Alankih "top of the mountain of old." Built this city by the people of the Inca in the fifteenth century, This city is located in Cuzco, Peru, between two mountains of the Andes mountain range at an altitude of 2340 meters above sea level, and on both sides of the abyss a height of about 600 meters, UNESCO has classified this city in the World Heritage List in 1983 and is one of the new Seven Wonders.

Construction


In spite of the beauty and genius of the place, but that this is not only for excellence Machu Picchu, it is strange that this city is built in a contemporary style does not fit the ancient civilization did not know the writing! Fathtoa the streets of a small city on the tidy, buildings and palaces, temples, gardens and irrigation canals and pools, showers, and the irony is that the whole city is built of large stones and compact size over each other without any tools to install! Thanks to this amazing Ajbah classified UNESCO city of Machu Picchu in the list of "World Heritage" in 1983 and in less than fifty years since the discovery of the ruins and open, visiting this park pending for more than half a million tourists each year. [1]
Geography

The height of the city 2280 meters above sea level and there is the city on the brink of Hawitan surround their slope length of 600 meters is covered by dense forests, while being bottom of the river Oulu Banpa to paint all of these elements solemn spectacle of this mysterious city. It is near the Urubamba River, which is 120 km north of Cuzco.
History

Nicknamed the city of Machu Picchu, "the lost city" of the people of the ancient Incas. The word means "Machu Picchu" in the ancient language Alankih "top of the mountain the old." The city ranked on the list of the ten ancient holy places in the world because of the unique environment and atmosphere of a magical and sacred faith.

There is no written record of the history of the Inca because civilization Alankih what they have written and adopted the registration date on the transport Alhvoa.ola known scientists or researchers history of the city or the reason for its construction, but scientists think that they were not living, but had to make sacrifices, where scientists found the bodies of large numbers of women in this city. Which is compatible with what we know from the people of the Inca worship of the sun, and they believe that women are the daughters of the sun sacred!

It is believed that the ancient Inca people in this city who did not want the Spanish occupation of the city and the abduction of their civilization impressive, They remained silent and did not speak it at all. Besides, the city was built on top of a mountain surrounded by dense forests, the Spaniards did not find it.

Some expect it was built in the late fifteenth century Inca emperor when he arrived to the height of his glory. This was the city a place for offerings and other religious activities, [2]

In Machu Picchu a lot of parks and arcades and buildings and palaces, and canals and irrigation channels and bathing pools. The link between the stone stairs parks and streets of different height. The leading American Wallen said Bingham These stone buildings miracle tough ratification. Some people said that it is impossible to be people of Inca old has built these buildings curiosities without modern tools and knowledge of architectural, engineering, Fajmnoa that aliens may come down to this place thousands of years ago and the girl of this city, or built by the god sun and other fairy tales. Whatever how to build the city of Machu Picchu, and the presence of people pay more than the discovery and identification of the people of this ancient magic and intelligent.

Machu Picchu and nicknamed "hanging garden" because it is built on top of a steep mountain.