Machu Picchu vacations take you to an enchanted land set against one of the most beautiful backdrops in the world. Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and The Sacred Valley are Peru's main tourist destination, and Cuzco is considered the country's most beautiful town. Pizzaro's officers reported to King Charles of Spain in November of 1533: "This city (Cuzco) is the greatest and the finest ever seen in this country or anywhere in the Indies."

At one time, The Sacred Valley was the "navel of the earth." Its capital Tahuantinsuyo, of the Inca empire, stretched north to southern Colombia, south to northern Chile and Argentina, and west across the Andes to the Amazon basin. The Sacred Valley owes its name to the beauty and fertility of its land. It boasts bustling Andean markets, impressive churches and picturesque Inca ruins, such as Machu Picchu.

Breathtaking Machu Picchu Vacations
Machu Picchu vacations will put you in touch with the ancient culture of the Incas. The purpose of the lost city of Machu Picchu remains a mystery. Even the Spaniards never saw it or heard of it. The buildings' stonework is laid out to blend perfectly and exquisitely with the breathtaking backdrop of the vegetation-covered Andes.

Upon his discovery of Macchu Picchu, Hiram Bingham wrote: "I suddenly found myself in a maze of beautiful granite houses! They were covered with trees and mosse and the growth of centuries, but in the dense shadow, hiding in bamboo thickets and tangled vines, could be seen, here and there, walls of white granite ashlars most carefully cut and exquisitely fitted together." Machu Picchu is truly an exotic, captivating place. It will stimulate your sense of adventure, culture and beauty.

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