Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is located at the top of a mountain in the Urubamba River Valley at 2360 m.s.n.m, surrounded by the mountains of Machu picchu and Huayna Picchu, is currently named one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. It is considered the main tourist destination of Peru and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the most outstanding Inca archaeological site due to its creative urban design, the beauty of its architecture and the fine stonework of its constructions. In its planning, the topography of the top of the mountain was notably utilized, which it transformed into an imposing lagoon, which is surrounded by temples, slopes and water channels. We can say that it is probably the most impressive architectural construction of the Inca Empire in its apogee of Inca Pachacuteq characterized by coming to develop the expansion of the territory of the Tahuantinsuyo with the conquest of various lands and villages. Among its realization of Machupicchu stands the building of its walls, terraces and giant ramps give the impression of being carved in the scarcities of the rocks of the place. Its construction was carried out with large blocks of stone joined together, with a perfect symmetry.
