He's gathered information from historical, archaeological, and ethnographical sources to demonstrate that Machu Picchu was built in the center of a sacred landscape. Machu Picchu is nearly ...

or likely some combination of a spiritual and official estate built in a sacred landscape. Due to the discovery of nearby graves, there was even speculation that Machu Picchu was a nunnery for the ...

With 2,500 visitors per day wandering around the sacred stones ... a craggy pile of rocks overlooking the Andes, Machu Picchu and the Urubamba River. The shortest way down is also the most ...

Its construction is complex and precise with megalithic rocks perfectly ... to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The train ride is a beautiful journey. After passing the Sacred Valley, the train ...

As you climb the ancient trail of the Incas and catch glimpses of Machu Picchu, situated on a mountaintop in the Sacred ...

Often these were inanimate objects like rocks and streams ... Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin. Many archaeologists believe Machu ...

To better understand the Inca's choice of this site I examined Machu Picchu's relation to the area's sacred mountains, and noticed that these spiritual landmarks converged with astronomical ...

The Incas cleverly obscured these 12 acres of temples, aqueducts and gardens from the Spaniards, keeping their sacred city ... and Funeral Rock, a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance.

The stones are put together with no mortar yet a knife blade cannot penetrate the space between rocks. Machu Picchu only housed 700 – 1200 people depending on assumptions of room occupancy.