Peru: How is it like to visit Machu Picchu

No doubt Machu Picchu went to the top of our list of the most incredible things we’ve done on this trip so far (and it is a hard competition!). The Inca city is one of the UNESCO Heritage Site and we understand why. What a place!

Machu Picchu was considered an elite city for the Inca Empire. It was built in total harmony with nature (honoring Mother Earth and Father Sun) and was the home of engineers, researchers, teachers, and religious. At the site, scholars studied astronomy, and how the elements of nature influenced productivity for agriculture, the basis of the economy at that time.

The result is an impressive city, with inexplicable architecture and engineering that, even today, can’t be seen in many places. The Incas built terraces for agricultural production, water pipes, astronomical observation towers, as well as a palace for the emperor, houses, temples, and storage areas.

Watch the video about our trip to Machu Picchu. We don’t recommend you do what we did! (haha)