Machu Picchu or Lost City of The Incas was discovered in 1911 which is quite amazing considering many of the locals in the area knew about, maybe keeping it a secret. Which wasn’t a bad idea considering that Peru is now trying to recover thousands of artifects removed by Hiram Bingham the perosn who discovered the city. Other than it’s unique location the stone work incorperated into the buildings estinated to have been built around 1440 which is descibed as perfect. Machu Picchu made the short list of 21 locations for the new 7 wonders of the world. Probably the best way to get here and really appreciate the construction of this small city is to walk the Inca Trail.
Google Earth Placemark – http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=11417
Machu Picchu Wikipedia Entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
UNESCO Machu Picchu Page - http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=274
Machu Picchu WikiTravel Entry - http://wikitravel.org/en/Machu_Picchu
Branden said,
August 9, 2006 at 6:12 am
WOW what an amazing photo… need to get there one day.
Branden,
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