Posts Tagged Machu Picchu
Machu picchu travel
Posted by admin in america, extreme vacation, historical vacation, travel destination on January 11, 2010
There are no signs on any of the structures, which contribute to the atmosphere of antiquity, personal discovery, and harmony with the natural environment for which Machu Picchu is so beloved. To help identify the ruins, guidebooks and maps are available at the entrance. Machu Picchu is thought to have been deserted just 100 years after it was completed — likely due to a water shortage or lack of maintenance. After the Inca left Machu Picchu elements of the site continued in use by the local inhabitants until it was revealed to the rest of the world by Hiram Bingham in 1911. If you are seeing it for the first time or for the hundredth, Machu Picchu is always impressive. Could this marvel really be private property?
Among the most impressive characteristics of Machu Picchu is the technique that was employed to build it. It is still a general mystery as to how the Inca managed to move the large rocks that they used to construct the city, especially when you consider how it is perched almost precariously over the Urubamba River valley. Never discovered by the Spanish or mentioned in their chronicles, is Machu Picchu the most popular, yet least well-known of the Inca monuments – the pre-Colonial cultures of Peru left no written records. Machu Picchu is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge, at an elevation of about 2,350 m (7,710 ft). Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by Yale archeologist Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it.
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Machu Picchu is situated between steep mountains with summits above 5.500m and the always-wild Vilcanota River. The only way to get there was over a narrow footpath constructed by the Incas, the Inca Trail or the Camino Del Inca. Read the rest of this entry »
UNESCO World Heritage
Posted by admin in africa, america, entertainment vacation, europe, extreme vacation, historical vacation, mount climbing, south america, waterfall, world heritage on October 26, 2009
Machu Picchu, Peru
That is the first place that i want to introduce to the every reader is Machu Picchu in Peru, This “Old Pick” archeological site that is very famous in the world UNESCO decided this ruins as a new world heritage, because this site is very unique and lots of history from Inca we can learn from this site, Inca people create lots of stone creation in this site, they manage the stone greatly, this sacred place have lots of ruins, so this site we can call have multiple ruins, we can find city ruins, market ruins, kingdom ruins, and many more. This site take place above the Urubamba river, this ruins beauty can attract more lots of tourist every year because the unique temples, houses, baths, buildings in this site, the material of the most ruins in this site is made from gray granite stones, and with perfect sculpt on the stone. In my opinion this place is the most beautiful archeological site in Peru.
Canadian Rockies, Canada
This National Park is very beautiful, because we can see lots of beautiful scenery of the mountain with lots of rock, this place located on the western Canada, we can recognize this site as the rocky mountains in America, lots of visitor feel very amaze of the wonderland and site on this place.
The Canadian Rockies is one of the UNESCO world heritage site, because the unforgettable scenery in this place make every tourists amazed, the mountain land scapes, the canyons, peaks, and waterfalls will make our body, soul and mind refresh, in this place we can find many fossils and artifacts, so this place is one kind of archeological site in the world. I recommend you to visit this place when you go to Canada.
Petra, Jordan
Wow this place is so amazing, those word we will say if we see the undisputable place in Jordan called Petra, this famous archeological site that found by Swiss explorer in 1812, have lots of cultural properties and tools that men make thousands year ago, this place is the new wonders of UNESCO world heritage list. Archeologist said that this place is the most precious place and pure site by God for The Jewish , archeologist predicted this site is from roman era, but another arkeologist said that this archeological site came from Arabian empire, that is lots of controversy in this site, but one thing for sure this place can lead us to know human history and we can see the real artifacts, features, ecofacts and tons of archeological relic. you must visit this site, it will educate you.
The Iguazu Waterfalls, Argentina
In my opinion this water fall is very beautiful, this waterfall is the real beautiful place of nature. It located between Argentina, Brazil, and paraguay, this national park of Argentina provide us the great scenery of forest, but we can see the waterfall easily from brazil.
Many activities and sport we can do on this waterfall, Elanor Rosevelt visit this place and said that this water fall “poor niagara”, this water fall flow in many direction not like usual waterfall that only have one direction of flow, so we as a tourist can see this waterfall from many directions easily, the water is so clean, we can swim or drink this water if you want, fee free to do lots of things in this waterfall, but littering is prohibited.
