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The legendary lost city of Machu Picchu (High Quality) |
| Machu Picchu (del quechua machu, viejo, y picchu cima, es decir, \"cima vieja\") es el nombre contemporáneo de las ruinas de una antigua llacta (poblado) inca de piedra (cuyo nombre original habría sido Picchu o Picho 1) construido principalmente a mediados del siglo XV en el promontorio rocoso que une las montañas Machu Picchu y Huayna Picchu en la Provincia de Urubamba, en la Región Cusco, en Perú. Documentos coloniales 2 sugieren que Machu Picchu habría sido una especie de palacio privado de Pachacutec o Inca Yupanqui (primer emperador inca, 1438-1470). Sin embargo algunas de sus mejores construcciones y el evidente carácter ceremonial de la principal vía de acceso a la ciudad testimonian que ésta fue usada como un santuario religioso 3. Ambos usos (palacio y santuario) no habrían sido incompatibles. Las investigaciones de las últimas décadas, en cambio, han descartado el supuesto carácter militar de Machu Picchu (por lo que los populares calificativos de \"fortaleza\" o \"ciudadela\" han sido superados) 4 Machu Picchu es considerada al mismo tiempo una obra maestra de la arquitectura y la ingeniería 5. Está en la lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad desde 1983. Sus peculiares características arquitectónicas y paisajísticas y el velo de misterio que ha tejido a su alrededor buena parte de la literatura publicada sobre el sitio, lo han convertido en uno de los destinos turísticos más populares del mundo 6 y el principal de Perú, donde es un ícono nacional. Machu Picchu Coordinates: 13°09′47″S, 72°32′44″W Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. Since 1983 the site has been designated as a United Nations Educational World Heritage Site. It is thought that the city was built by the Sapa Inca Pachacuti, starting in about 1440, and was inhabited until the Spanish conquest of Peru in 1532. Archaeological evidence (together with recent work on early colonial documents) shows that Machu Picchu was not a conventional city, but a country retreat town for Inca nobility (similar to the Roman villas). The site has a large palace and temples dedicated to Inca deities around a courtyard, with other buildings for support staff. It is estimated that a maximum of only about 750 people resided in Machu Picchu at any one time, and probably only a small fraction of that number lived in the town during the rainy season and when none of the nobility were visiting. It is thought that the site was chosen for its unique location and geological features. It is said that the silhouette of the mountain range behind Machu Picchu represents the face of the Inca looking upward towards the sky, with the largest peak, Huayna Picchu (meaning Young Peak), representing his nose. The peak is also known as the \"hitching post of the sun.\" In 1913, the site received significant publicity after the National Geographic Society devoted their entire April 1913 issue to Machu Picchu. (wikipedia) |
| Date: 2010-02-05 15:40:36 - Added by: Administrator |
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Miss Peru 1995 en Machu Picchu |
| Video de presentacion de las candidatas a Miss Peru 1995 en las ruinas de Machu Picchu. Primera Parte |
| Date: 2010-02-05 15:36:10 - Added by: Administrator |
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See Machu Picchu - Things to do before you die |
| Widow Libby Williams has a tearful time when the 50 Places team send her to Matchupitchu, Peru. Emotional scenes from BBC Worldwidees muy emocionante saber que muchas personas valoran nuestra historia y sienten respeto y admiracion:) Algun dia estare alli !!! |
| Date: 2010-02-05 12:01:08 - Added by: Administrator |
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Machu picchu on BBC |
| Machu picchu on BBC |
| Date: 2010-02-05 11:58:29 - Added by: Administrator |
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Tourism Peru |
| One place that has it all |
| Date: 2010-02-05 11:09:40 - Added by: Administrator |
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Machu Picchu is this What do you thin? |
| This is Not any Ruin Of |
| Date: 2010-02-04 23:16:27 - Added by: Administrator |
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Machu picchu With Simpson |
| As Machu Picchu becomes increasingly popular, more and more celebrities choose to visit the Inca Citadel and be engulfed by the Peruvian city\'s magical wonder. |
| Date: 2010-02-04 23:12:29 - Added by: Administrator |
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machu picchu cuzco guide online cuzco travel |
| Virtual cusco city tour guide, in this video you will see the main attraction of the cusco city this is called commontly as city tour. Book now here http://www.innovatravelperu... |
| Date: 2010-02-04 21:21:04 - Added by: Administrator |
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Fiesta de la candelaria |
| Esta es La Diablada (Bellavista), danza mestiza sarcástica contra el imaginario religioso católico, bailada en la Fiesta de la Candelaria de Puno, en el ojo de Karlo Pecci y su equipo de Wara Producciones. |
| Date: 2010-01-24 13:14:50 - Added by: Administrator |
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Peru-Argentina Eliminatorias 2008 Fox Sport |
| Resumen del partido de Perú con Argentina jugado en Lima el 10/09/2008 |
| Date: 2008-09-15 20:38:13 - Added by: Administrator |
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