Machu Picchu - 5 Things to Know Before Visiting
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About Machu Picchu
15th-century Inca citadel, located on a 2,430-metre (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. It is the most familiar icon of the Inca civilization. The Incas built the estate around 1450 but abandoned it a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest. Although known locally, it was not known to the Spanish during the colonial period and remained unknown to the outside world until American historian Hiram Bingham brought it
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Attractions Near Machu Picchu
Charles McClendon Practice Facility
2535.98km from Machu Picchu
The Charles McClendon Practice Facility, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a state-of-the-art training facility dedicated to the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers football program.
Jonathan Cowherd Jr. House
2602.41km from Machu Picchu
The Jonathan Cowherd Jr. House, located in Taylor County, Kentucky, is a historic residence that provides insight into the region's architectural heritage and early settlement history. Built in the 19th century, this Federal-style home reflects the craftsmanship and design aesthetics of its time.
Bank of the Commonwealth
2778.71km from Machu Picchu
The Bank of the Commonwealth, also known as the Old Stone Bank, is a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. According to its registration it was constructed around 1809 and operated by Abraham Field as Kentucky's first bank. Although Field, a local merchant, purchased the property in 1821, the rest of this history is in doubt, as is the building's connection to the state-owned Bank of the Commonwealth.
Guiana Amazonian Park
2786.29km from Machu Picchu
The territory of the Amazonian Park of Guyana covers 40% of French Guyana, making it the largest national park in France and of the European Union. it protects one of the strongest biodiversity zones on the planet, as well as the original ways of life and the human activities of the inhabitants of the rivers and forest. It cannot be accessed from the sea-shore or by any other means other than by airplane or pirogue. Guiana Amazonian Park represents the biggest rain forest protected area in the w
Reserve Naturelle de l'Amana
2940.24km from Machu Picchu
The National Nature Reserve of Amana is a national nature reserve located on the seafront in the north of French Guiana French. Classified in 1998 for an area of 14,800 hectares, it protects one of the most important sites for the reproduction of 4 species of sea turtles. The reserve is a close association of beaches, mangroves, freshwater marshes, brackish lagoons, dry savannas and so more. One of the greenish location which preserves nature and its inhabitants.
Petit-Saut Dam
2956.97km from Machu Picchu
The Petit-Saut Dam is a gravity dam on the Sinnamary River about 36 km south of Sinnamary in French Guiana. The primary purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power and it supports a 116 MW power station. It was one of the main power stations in this area and is owned by Électricité de France. It is also one of the main water sources of this area and is now a tourist attraction too.
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Trying to describe Machu Picchu would be a wild goose chase. Peru es Rojo, Rojo es amor 😘
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