City Gate

Hiram Bingham apparently found the remains of a closed massive wooden door. This has led to the belief that the inhabitants knew of the Spanish conquistadors and decided to evacuate the city. There are pulleys and bolt holes carved into the stone that were somehow used to open and close the gate.

Machu Picchu +

November 17th 2015
Geo: -13.1611, -72.5476Our guide Francisco came to our hotel last night to brief us on the plans for today. We caught the 30min switch-back bus ride to Machu Picchu a bit after 6am, intending to do a two-hour private guided tour of the ruins, followed by a hike to the Sun Gate lookout and then another hike to the top of the neighbouring mountain Waynapicchu.At first low clouds obscured the ru ... read more

South America » Peru

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

Joined	June 20th 2017	Trips	14
Last Login	June 20th 2017	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	349	Guestbook	524
Photos	1,565	Forum Posts	0