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.