Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, an Incan city of amazing granite perched between two towering peaks, is believed by scholars to have been a sacred archaeological center for its local Incan capital of Cusco. Built at the summit of the Incan Empire at the mid-1400s, this mountain citadel was abandoned by the Incas. Your website remained not known except for locals until 1911 when it was rediscovered by archaeologist Hiram Bingham. The website could only be reached on foot, helicopter or train; many people see by train from local Cusco. Read More About Machu Picchu