HOW IS MACHU PICCHU

If you go to Google if you search for "Machu Picchu Peru", "travel to Machu Picchu or simply Machupichu you will find endless articles and photographs of the Inca citadel but what you should know about Machu Picchu is that it is universally known for the position of its buildings on the edge of a vertiginous precipice of the impressive Urubamba canyon. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of the seven new wonders of the modern world and has been declared a World Heritage Site in 1983. Currently, this Inca jewel is one of the tourist centers of Peru.

LOCATION OF MACHU PICCHU

Machu Picchu is located on a narrow hill that extends between two hills: Machu Picchu (old mountain) and Huayna Picchu (young mountain), the latter is located on the edge of the Urubamba canyon. Machu Picchu is located at 2350 meters above sea level and more than a thousand meters below the level of Cusco, that is to say, already in the mountain range where its climate is warm semitropical with dense vegetation. Therefore, the traveler will have to bring lighter clothing because the showers are frequent in this intermediate region between the mountains and the jungle.