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Why Is

MACHU PICCHU

CONSIDERED A WONDER OF THE WORLD?

Some people consider that Machu Picchu this place was either a religious center or
was one of the main religious sanctuaries the summer resort of Pachacutec. In any
for the Inca Culture. This because it’s sur- case, this enormous and incredible place
rounded by temples, mountains, water chan- was designed with extreme attention to the
nels, and many sidewalks used for agricul- details. It was a special place to be in the
ture. This way, the Incan priests could get Incas times. It’s also like that now. On the
the food they needed and just focus on their other hand, as we also mentioned, this cita-
religious tasks. del was made on the top of a mountain. This
makes the construction even more impres-
Some other people think that Machu Picchu sive. They needed to go all the way up with
was the palace for the Inca Pachacuteq, one the construction materials, which were enor-
of the most popular between the thirteen mous stone blocks. They had also to secure
that ruled the reign. the supply of enough food and water as it’s
believed that the priest, the virgins, and the
All the Machu Picchu information say has Inca spent their time there.
been built on the upper side of an imposing
mountain. Enormous stone blocks were used Another reason that gives Machu Picchu the
to make it. They were joined by impressive category of a Wonder of the World is that it
methods that modern architecture is still re- remained for almost 500 years as a lost city.
searching. It’s now considered as a Cultural Many explorers believed that this city exist-
Heritage of the world because it was an im- ed, as well as other legends like El Dorado
portant political, religious, and administra- or Atlantis. But in this case, Machu Picchu,
tive center of the time. the hidden city, was discovered to the world!
As we mentioned, some people think that

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