AMAZONJUNGLEPERU.COM

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to Machu Picchu - the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/index.html

Guide to Machu Picchu / Machu Picchu Guide / Guide to Machupicchu / Machupicchu Guide / Machu Pichu / Machoo Peechoo. Guide to Machu Picchu. Virtual tour of the Lost City of the Incas. The rediscovery of Machu Picchu. Taking the train to Machu Picchu, entrance fees etc. Independent review of the best hotels in Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu. This is a non-commercial website sponsored by Peru Treks www.perutreks.com. Website designed by A.

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/machu_picchu_peru_hotels.html

Machu Picchu Guide - Hotels. There’s no getting away from the fact that Aguas Calientes isn’t exactly the prettiest place in Peru, more of a concrete blot on the landscape really. But if you want to enjoy Machu Picchu to the full, you’ll need to base yourself there for at least one night so that you can visit the ruins more than once. The two nicest, and priciest, hotels are to be found just outside Aguas Calientes. The Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel ( www.inkaterra.com. Decent budget options include the Hosp...

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/machu_picchu_peru_introduction.html

Machu Picchu Guide - Introduction. Here the gold wool came off the vicuña. To dress the loves, the burial mounds, the mothers,. The king, the prayers, the warriors. Pablo Neruda: The Heights of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu. One of the world’s truly unforgettable sights. A lost Inca city high in the Andes, shrouded in magic and mystery. Probably the finest example known to man of architecture joined in such glorious harmony with the landscape. And what a landscape! A religious and ceremonial complex? This w...

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/machu_picchu_peru_guided_tour.html

Machu Picchu Guide - A Guided Tour. Temple of the Sun. Temple of Three Windows. House of the High Priest. Chamber of the Ornaments. Temple of the Moon. This is a non-commercial website sponsored by Peru Treks www.perutreks.com. Website designed by A.

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/machu_picchu_peru_history_spanish_conquest.html

Machu Picchu Guide - History. The formidable Inca ruler Pachacuteq, the Alexander the Great of the Andes, was a major driving force behind the expansion which began in around 1438 after his victory against the invading Chanca tribe. For strategic reasons, the region around Cusco was the first to be inhabited and it’s possible that Machu Picchu was conceived as a ceremonial and administrative centre. The inspiration for Indiana Jones, Hiram Bingham was an American historian who had been bewitched by tales...

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/machu_picchu_peru_conservation.html

Machu Picchu Guide - Conservation. THE FUTURE OF MACHU PICCHU. The increasing number of visitors to Machu Picchu, which can reach upwards of 2500 a day, has however started to take its toll. Pathways have been eroded, salt deposits left by sticky hands on precious Inca stones, more rubbish generated by day-trippers, not to mention the buses from Aguas Calientes which cough up polluting fumes every time they plough to the ruins and back. Website designed by A.

machupicchuperu.info

Machu Picchu Peru - a visual guide to the lost city of the Incas

http://www.machupicchuperu.info/machu_picchu_peru_andean_traditions.html

Machu Picchu Guide - Andean Traditions. Inca society was a strictly hierarchical one with the emperor, known as Sapa Inca, firmly at the top. Considered a god by his people, he was believed to be descended from the sun and was both a religious and political leader, controlling the priesthood and the military. His wife, the coya, would also have been of high status and was associated with the moon. Trepanation is of course no longer practised but other Andean customs that are a legacy of the Incas have re...