MACHU PICCHU

The jewel in the crown of Inca architecture, and Peru's main tourism destination. Its name translated into Spanish means “Old Mountain”. It has also been called the “Lost City of the Incas”. Built high up on a mountain, the citadel was hidden for centuries under thick vegetation, only to be discovered by accident in 1911, by the American Hiram Bingham

The citadel is believed to have been built in the 15th century under the Inca Pachacútec. The archaeological site is divided into two sectors, stretching over approximately 20 hectares. One sector was focused entirely on agriculture, with terraces up to 4 metres high that appear to hang off the steep mountain slopes.