Machu Picchu Hotels

("old mountain" in Quechua, the ancient language of the Incas) nestles on top of a mountain
saddle high above the Urubamba River in the middle of the cloud forest. Machu Picchu Hotels
It was both a center of worship and astronomic observatory as well as the private retreat of
the family of Inca ruler Pachacútec. It is split into two major areas: the agricultural zone, made
up of terracing and food storehouses; and the urban zone, featuring the sacred sector, with
temples, squares and royal tombs which have been carved to an extraordinary degree of
perfection. The stone staircases and canals are found throughout this unique archaeological
site. Over the citadel looms Huayna Picchu ("young mountain" in Quechua), which can be
climbed up a steep stone-paved trail
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