Ever heard of Machu Picchu? It’s a magical place where you’d feel you’re in a historical tale of fantasy. Almost empty of people, and touches the clouds so easily. Greenery and historical blocks of dry-stone co-exist in harmony with llamas and nature.
Machu Picchu means Old Mountain. It sits 2,430 meters above the sea level in Peru. It was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a sacred place.
It was built around 1450, at the time of the Inca Empire, and abandoned 100 years later. It was the traditional birthplace of the Incan “Virgins of the Suns”. Known as chosen women, their duties included preparation of ritual food, maintenance of a sacred fire and weaving ritual garments.
In Machu Picchu it’s always raining. The majority of the rain falls from October through to April, but also falls inbetween too. In January of this year heavy rain trapped over 2,000 tourists and 2,000 locals around Machu Picchu, and it was temporarily closed. It reopened in February.
It has lows ranging from 8º to 11.2º Celsius, though it can reach 0º Celsius at the higher altitudes. June and July share the coldest mornings, reaching -2º Celsius. Maximum temperatures never go above 20′s even in summer.
If you want to forget about the world, you’re advised to stay there. Maybe if there were no tourists either it would’ve been a great place for living too.
