Machu Picchu is a remnant of the famous pre-Columbian Inca Empire in Peru, founded around 1500 years ago.

Located 130 kilometers northwest of present-day Peruvian Cusco, Machu Picchu is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World as it towers over a ridge about 2,350 meters above sea level, overlooking the Urubamba River Valley, surrounded by tropical jungle.

Machu Picchu, which means "ancient mountain" in Quechua, is also known as the "lost Inca city" and is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca relic.

Machu Picchu is the most important center of archaeological excavations in South America and is therefore one of the most popular tourist attractions in Peru.

Due to its unique location, geographical features, and late discovery, Machu Picchu became the most recognizable symbol of the Inca Empire.

In 1983, Machu Picchu was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the few cultural and natural heritage sites in the world.

Machu Picchu is believed to have been founded by the Inca ruler Pachacuti around 1440 BC and was inhabited until the Spanish conquest of Peru in 1532.

Archaeology has found that Machu Picchu was not an ordinary city, but a rural retreat for the Inca aristocracy, a place similar to a Roman manor.

Here, around the courtyard were built a sprawling palace and temples dedicated to Inca gods, as well as other houses for maintainers.

It is estimated that the number of people living in Machu Picchu should not have exceeded 750 at its peak, and even less during the rainy season when there were no visits from the nobility.

The Inca kingdom chose to establish its city here probably due to its unique geographical and geological characteristics.

It is said that the silhouette of the mountain behind Machu Picchu represents the face of the Incas looking up at the sky, and the highest peak of the mountain, "Vana Picchu", represents his nose.

The Incas believed that stone should not be cut from the earth, so they looked for scattered stones from the surrounding area to build their cities.

Some of the stone buildings were not even plastered, but were made entirely by precise cutting and stacking, and the gaps between the stones in the walls were less than 1 mm wide.

It is because of its mystical nature that Machu Picchu's fame has risen in recent times and has become a place that people all over the world want, as early as 2003, more than four million people visited it, making Machu Picchu the most famous attraction in the world.

"God, we're really here, it's unimaginable!"

Looking at this sign, He Qiliao muttered to himself, and Ma Tianyuan next to him patted him on the shoulder: "Don't ink, let's go in and find help." ”

The five men entered the building, and unexpectedly, the office in the courtyard was locked, and there was no half of a figure inside.

On the other side of the ridge, in front of the Machu Picchu Scenic Area, another helicopter landed. Maybe there were some important people visiting, so all the staff here went out, but it made Sha Yiqiang and them a dilemma for a while.

"I can't care so much, let's go in and talk about it."

He Qiliao slapped his palm on the door, and the locked door was blasted open by him, and all five people entered the room.

This should be the office space in the management area, which has all the facilities, and the five "wild men" are unceremonious, find a bath room and immediately clean themselves, clean up, and they change their clothes from the dressing room, and finally have a little human appearance.

After simply filling their stomachs, He Qiliao and they walked out of the office satisfied. Using the phone inside, Ma Tianyuan got in touch with China, and the rescue arrived soon, and they didn't want to alarm the place now.

Now that they have come to this world-famous Inca ancient place, they are very interested in visiting. Under the leadership of Ma Tianyuan, the group quietly blended in with the tourists and began to enjoy the unique scenery here.

The site of Machu Picchu consists of three components: the sacred area, the popular area, and the priestly and aristocratic quarters.

Nestled on a hill, the city is made up of 200 buildings and 109 stone staircases that connect the hillside to the city, surrounded by terraced agricultural areas.

It is important to note that although the Incas understood the circle of shapes, they did not use it in architecture, which means that they did not use wheels when they built cities.

Exactly how the huge number of stones used in the construction of this ancient city was transported is still a mystery.

Archaeologists believe that the ancient Incas took advantage of the slope, and they had thousands of workers push stones up the slope.

Unfortunately, the Incas did not master the art of writing and did not leave any descriptive records.

The entire ruins of Machu Picchu are made up of about 140 buildings, including temples, sanctuaries, parks, and residential areas.

There are more than 100 staircases – each usually hewn from a single block of granite.

The city had a large number of pools, connected by chiseled stone ditches and sewers that led to the original irrigation system.

The biggest mystery of Machu Picchu is that the ancient city is located on a plateau, and to enter the ancient city, you have to pass through tropical rainforests, subtropical forests, and sparsely vegetated plateaus, rising to an altitude of nearly 2,500 meters.

To this day, no one understands how the Inca civilization, before 8,000 BC, carried a 20-ton boulder to the top of Machu Picchu.

The narrator of the scenic spot introduced it very carefully, this beauty has a unique ******** in South America, and her uniform is quite close-fitting, He Qiliao and Ma Tianyuan have a good scar and forget the pain, that gaze has been on the beauty's body, but they didn't notice it at all, the Rapa Nui brothers listened very carefully.

When they arrived at a stone statue, the beautiful woman began to explain its history, and the expressions of the two brothers became obviously excited.

The stone statue is carved into a wall, which is more like some kind of decoration, and it is attached to the mountain, somewhere hidden on the cliff, and further up is the majestic ancient city of Machu Picchu.

The stone statue has a completely different face shape from the natives, it is a round face, a missing piece of the forehead, only the sockets of the two eyes, and teeth are showing in the mouth.

On the outside of the statue is a cliff, and the pedestrian path is only built to its side, where there is a small platform with huge iron cables to block everyone.

"This is the Oladivo statue, and its name comes from the local vernacular language, which means the place where hope rises."

The beauty commentary points to the eyes of the stone statue:

"You see, it looks out into the valley in the distance, and the top of that hill is where the sun rises, and it is believed that the Incas built this stone statue to represent their custom of worshiping the sun, and that's how it got its name."

Sha Yiqiang followed behind, and he faintly heard the Rapa Nui brothers in front of him muttering:

"I'm afraid not necessarily."