MACHU PICCHU: Intiwatana (Sacred District / Barrio Sagrado)

"Hitching post of the sun", its 4 corners are orientated towards the 4 cardinal points (thus helping the Incas to predict the solstices) ********* "Lugar donde se amarra el sol", sus 4 esquinas están orientadas hacia los 4 puntos cardinales (así ayudando a los incas a predecir los solsticios)

Discovering the Lost City of the Inca / Descubriendo la Ciudad Perdida de los Incas

April 23rd 2006
There are two ways to get to Machu Picchu from Cuzco: 1. The "Blimey, that's expensive", but quick and comfortable way: by train to Aguas Calientes, the town at the foot of the mountain; or 2. The "Bl**dy 'ell, HOW MUCH??", 2 or 4-day long, knackering but surely more interesting way: walking the infamous Inca Trail. We went by train. Now, before you all start thinking we are ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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