Wednesday, February 29, 2012

3) Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu
Peru

  • This "city in the clouds" was built 8,000 feet above sea level in the 15th century by Incan emperor Pachacutec.

  • This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River.

  • Abandoned by the Incas, the city remained unknown until it was rediscovered by an explorer in 1911.

     

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