The ancient Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, set above the Urubamba River valley of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains are one of the major …
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Machu Picchu - One Of The Seven Wonders Of The World
The ancient Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, set above the Urubamba River valley of the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains are one of the major discoveries of the pre-Columbian sites and one of the 7 Wonders of the World. They sit snuggly and almost fully preserved within the saddle of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu (New Peak). In Quechua “Machu Picchu” means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.”
Over 2000 years ago, Greek travelers compiled a list of the most incredible marvels they encountered, which would become famously known as The Seven …
Beginning in 425 BCE, legendary scholars like Philo of Byzantium compiled an unrivaled ranking of the greatest artificial structures on Earth. After …
Although over half the world's population now lives in cities, humankind remains fascinated by nature. Amid the millions of kilometers of nature that …
Believe it or not, the oldest known list of “must-see places” was written over two thousand years ago. A greek historian, Diodorus Siculus, listed …
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