To know a little bit of machu picchu

1. Machu Picchu
Martí Mussons, Marc Roman, Ivet
Quintana and Sergi Folch.

2. Contents
1- The new seven wonders of the world
2- What was Machu Picchu built for?
3- Where is it?
4- Timetable to visit Machu Picchu and how much is it?
5- Other interesting places to visit nearby

3. The New Seven Wonders of the
World
How the name says they are monuments declarated as wonders of the world. They
are Chichen Itza, Christ the Redeemer, Great Wall of China, Petra, Taj Mahal,
Colosseum... and Machu Picchu is one of them too (They was declared on July 7,
2007).
Machu Picchu means old mountain.

4. What was Machu Picchu built for?
Machu Picchu is believed to was built by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
around S XV for be a Incan empire.

5. Where is it?
The sanctuary of Machu Picchu is located in the department of Cusco.
-120 km northwest of the city of Cusco, in the province of Urubamba and
the district of Machu Picchu are in the highlands of Vilcabamba.

7. Is there a timetable to visit Machu Picchu? Is the
visit free? How much is it?
Machu picchu has 2 timetable:
-Timetable Morning: 6a.m -12p.m
-Timetable Afternoon: 12p.m 17:30p.m
The visit to Machu Picchu is not free and the price is:
Adult $ 50.00
Student $ 33.00
Children $ 29.00

8. Are there other interesting places to visit nearby?
Near machu picchu there are a lot of interesting places to visit, the most impressives
are :
-Sacsayhuaman
-Ollantaytambo
-Sálinas de maras
-Apu winicunca