Lost city of Machu Piccu

July 24, 2009 by winona · Leave a Comment
Filed under: latin america, monument, myth and legend 

Machu Piccu in Quechua language can translated with ‘Old Mountain’ in English. It sometimes also often called ‘the lost city’.

Machu Piccu is a spot with a crash of pre-Columbus Inca. Machu Picchu lies in mountainous area, in the height of 2350m from sea-level.

Machu Pichu Site in Urumbamba Valley - Peru
Machu Piccu Site in Urumbamba Valley - Peru

Machu Piccu located in Urumbamba valley, Peru, about 70 km north-west Cusco sea. This site once has been forgotten, and discovered by Yale Hiram university’s archeologist, Bingham III in 1911.

The Peru government then do any legal efforts to take back artifacts which was brought by Bingham III from the site.

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