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The ruins of Machu Picchu are divided into two main sections known as
the Urban and Agricultural Sectors, divided by a wall. The Agricultural
Sector is further subdivided into Upper and Lower sectors, while the Urban
Sector is split into East and West sectors, separated by wide plazas
The central buildings of Machu
Picchu use the classical Inca architectural style of polished
dry-stone walls of regular shape. The Incas were masters of this technique,
called ashlar, in which blocks of stone are cut to fit together tightly
without mortar. Many junctions in the central city are so perfect that it is
said not even a blade of grass fits between the stones.
Interior of an Inca building, featuring trapezoidal windows
Some Inca buildings were constructed using mortar, but by Inca standards
this was quick, shoddy construction, and was not used in the building of
important structures. Peru is a highly seismic land, and mortar-free
construction was more earthquake-resistant than using mortar. The stones of
the dry-stone walls built by the Incas can move slightly and resettle
without the walls collapsing.
Hiram Bingham didn't really discover Machu
Picchu; the residents knew it was there, and a local Quechua-speaking guide,
Melchor Arteaga, is said to have led him there.
- Machu Picchu probably was a vacation spot for royalty.
- Machu Picchu was an astronomical observatory, and its sacred Intihuatana
stone accurately indicates the two equinoxes. Twice a year, the sun sits
directly over the stone creating no shadow.
Machu Picchu History
goes hundred of years behind our modern world, but still hardly a modern
construction gets to mesmerize visitors as this Inca citadel.
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