Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba Valley. It is one of the historical wonders of the world and the most iconic symbol of the Inca Empire. The site was built in the 15th century under orders of the Inca ruler Pachacuti, but it was abandoned just over 100 years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. It is believed that Machu Picchu was built either as an estate for the Inca emperor or as a military outpost to expand and monitor the Inca empire.
Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba Valley. It is one of the historical wonders of the world and the most iconic symbol of the Inca Empire. The site was built in the 15th century under orders of the Inca ruler Pachacuti, but it was abandoned just over 100 years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. It is believed that Machu Picchu was built either as an estate for the Inca emperor or as a military outpost to expand and monitor the Inca empire.
Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba Valley. It is one of the historical wonders of the world and the most iconic symbol of the Inca Empire. The site was built in the 15th century under orders of the Inca ruler Pachacuti, but it was abandoned just over 100 years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. It is believed that Machu Picchu was built either as an estate for the Inca emperor or as a military outpost to expand and monitor the Inca empire.
- Rúben Campos nº20 7ºA LOCALIZATION • Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, in Peru. MACHU PICCHO • It was built in the fifteenth century, under Pachacuti orders. The location is probably the most typical symbol of the Inca Empire, either due to its unique location and geological features, either because of their late discovery in 1911. Only about 30% of the city's original construction, the rest was rebuilt. The reconstructed areas are easily recognized by the fit between the stones. The original building consists of larger stones, and fittings with little space between the rocks. THEORY ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF MACHU PICCHU • There are several theories about Machu Picchu function, and the most accepted says that was a settlement built with the purpose of supervising the economy of the conquered regions and the secret purpose of escaping the sovereign Inca and his closest entourage, in case of attack . DIVISIONS • The complex is clearly divided into two major areas: agricultural area, formed by sets of cultivation terraces, which lies to the south; and the urban area, which is one where their occupants lived and where he developed the main civil and religious activities. The two areas are separated by a wall, a moat and a staircase, elements that run parallel to the east side of the mountain.