The Amazing Structure.
Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel , located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru , on a 2,430-metre mountain ridge with a tropical mountain climate. Machu Picchu isn’t just an archaeological wonder: It’s also an architectural masterpiece. With more than 200 buildings that we know of, intelligently divided into urban and agricultural sectors and an upper town and lower town, there are no finer examples of Inca planning and construction. As you take a tour of machu picchu you’ll see a number of highlighted structures. There are a lot of important buildings at Machu Picchu— including temples and ritual centers — here’s an introduction to all the main structures at Machu Picchu. INTI WATANA The Inti Watana, or Intiwatana, is one of the strangest and most enigmatic structures at Machu Picchu. Known as the “hitching post of the sun,” many archaeologists believe this carved stone st...