Located 112km (70 miles) northwest of Cusco and constructed as a refuge against the Spanish in the 16th century, Machu Picchu is the most spectacular and best known Inca site in South America.
Although it is now of great spiritual and cultural significance to millions of Peruvians, its existence was known only to a few locals until American explorer Hiram Bingham happened upon it on July 24 1911. Machu Picchu also possesses the last Inihuatana (sundial) remaining in South America.
Located within an incredible cloud forest, the site marks a fitting and dramatic conclusion to the end of the Inca Trail. Due to high number of visitors, a limited number of trekking permits are issued each day and must be applied for in advance.
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馬丘比丘古廟位于一座非常美麗的高山上, 海拔兩千四百三十米, 為熱帶叢林所包圍。 該廟可能是印加帝國全盛時期最輝煌的城市建筑,那巨大的城墻,臺楷,扶手都好像是在懸崖絕壁自然形成的一樣。
出現(xiàn)于15世紀的馬丘比丘原為一個崇拜太陽并有著神秘的宗教儀式民族的居住地,在那里,女人大大多于男人。馬丘比丘——意為"古老的山巔",位于烏魯班巴河上方457米的秘魯境內(nèi)的安第斯山上,它像個巨人,棲息在兩座山巒間的馬鞍形的山脊上,那里曾是個宗教活動之地,又因世人無法得知其原始的名字,故借其附近一座山脈之稱而得此名。
這里與其說是個城市,不如說是個宗教活動的了聚集地。它建成的年代尚是個未知數(shù),不過很可能是建于15世紀末,印加帝國向外擴張勢力的鼎盛時期。有人估計說這里至少居住1500人。從挖掘出的頭骨,能推斷其女性人數(shù)與男性人數(shù)的比例為10:1,這一點支持了下述的推測:這里曾是個宗教祭奠活動的場所,這里的人們崇拜太陽,因為女人被視為太陽的貞女。
Although it is now of great spiritual and cultural significance to millions of Peruvians, its existence was known only to a few locals until American explorer Hiram Bingham happened upon it on July 24 1911. Machu Picchu also possesses the last Inihuatana (sundial) remaining in South America.
Located within an incredible cloud forest, the site marks a fitting and dramatic conclusion to the end of the Inca Trail. Due to high number of visitors, a limited number of trekking permits are issued each day and must be applied for in advance.
Note:
馬丘比丘古廟位于一座非常美麗的高山上, 海拔兩千四百三十米, 為熱帶叢林所包圍。 該廟可能是印加帝國全盛時期最輝煌的城市建筑,那巨大的城墻,臺楷,扶手都好像是在懸崖絕壁自然形成的一樣。
出現(xiàn)于15世紀的馬丘比丘原為一個崇拜太陽并有著神秘的宗教儀式民族的居住地,在那里,女人大大多于男人。馬丘比丘——意為"古老的山巔",位于烏魯班巴河上方457米的秘魯境內(nèi)的安第斯山上,它像個巨人,棲息在兩座山巒間的馬鞍形的山脊上,那里曾是個宗教活動之地,又因世人無法得知其原始的名字,故借其附近一座山脈之稱而得此名。
這里與其說是個城市,不如說是個宗教活動的了聚集地。它建成的年代尚是個未知數(shù),不過很可能是建于15世紀末,印加帝國向外擴張勢力的鼎盛時期。有人估計說這里至少居住1500人。從挖掘出的頭骨,能推斷其女性人數(shù)與男性人數(shù)的比例為10:1,這一點支持了下述的推測:這里曾是個宗教祭奠活動的場所,這里的人們崇拜太陽,因為女人被視為太陽的貞女。