Machu Picchu has been building since 1400 and discovered his ruins in 1911 by Hiram Bingham . In the ancient language of the Incas, Machu Picchu means “old peak”.
The Machu Picchu, an Inca place built high up in the mountains because the area was so remote . The annual temperature is on average 16°C and annual rainfall is between 1600 mm and 3000 mm.
There are several ways to visit it: trekking , by train or by helicopter , which currently is not available .
Nowadays , the Inca place is followed by travelers from all over the world .
Near the Machu Picchu there are some hotels which promote travel and tourism there .
In 1980, some 180,000 people visited Machu Picchu and now the figure has risen to 300.000 .For a spectacular number of visitors and for reduce some risks , a Swiss company plan to build a cable car to lift visitors 500 m up into the mountains. This means that travellers will no longer have to trek for days along the Inca Trail to sample the magic of it .
In tourists’s benefite, the government will allow it to go ahead, knowing that the Machu Picchu’s character remains preserved.
This place seems to be out of this world, time, hiding mysteries, untouchable yet.

Tags: Inca, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, tourists, travel, travellers

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