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Machu picchu in-peru
1. Machu Picchu in Peru
Machu Picchu is a true architectural gem. The beauty and mystery of its stone palaces is enhanced by the
magnificent, almost virgin and abrupt geography colored green by exhuberant jungle flora.
The constructions were built harmoniously on the narrow and uneven surface of a cliff surrounded by
the precipices of the imposing Urubamba Canyon, where 400meters below, the river roars and
meanders.
Machu picchu altitude
Machu Picchu is located at 2,4000 masl (7.874 fasl), on the top of a plateau located between two peaks.
From these two, the smallest, the Huayna Picchu is the one that defines the topography of the site.
As centuries went by the original name of the ruins fell into oblivion. In fact, Machu Picchu is just a
topographic denomination that means ‘Old Mountain’, while the Huayna Picchu means ‘Young
Mountain’. In this case the translation must keep a correlation with the concept of volume so as to
mean ‘major summit’ and ‘minor summit’ respectively.
Ever since its discovery in 1911, Machu Picchu has been a true and insoluble archaeological enigma.
Even nowadays scholars are intrigued by its history and function, and it is possible that these mysteries
will never be totally unraveled.
