2. In the ancient language of the Incas Machu Picchu means "old peak“. Intro High in the cloud forest the ruins of this former centre of worship is spread across the landscape and epic display of staircases, carved tombs and sacred temples. Natural beauty abounds in the tropical forest setting in the eastern Andes. Also many tourists visit the city and this brings many good things to Machu Picchu but also lost of bad things.
3. Incas Machu Picchu is in the middle of a tropical mountain forest in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire. This is a map/diagram of Machu Picchu . As you can see it is quite a big city and there is lots of land surrounding the city for farming.
4. Tourist’s Get to the "Lost City“ by catching a train from Cuzco or you could take a trip hiking if you're feeling adventurous. N E G A T I V E B E N E F I T S Machu Picchu is the most popular tourist attraction in Peru with around 2000 visitors a day.
5. Mountain City To get to Machu Picchu you will have to take a long trip by catching a flight to Cuzco and then a couch ride to Ollantaytambo and finely a train ride to Machu Picchu.
