If you decide to visit South America, maybe you should combine more tourist attractions in one tour. For example, really exciting Machu Picchu Galapagos packages combine exploring one of the most famous architectural masterpieces and enjoying in one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. These two incredible weeks might be the best two weeks of your life, and this is certainly something you will remember.
Once you come to Peru, you can explore Cusco, the center of Inca's empire. From there, you can proceed to the legendary Sacred Valley. On your way, you can stop in a small town of Ollantaytambo, to see really interesting Inca's fortress. Once there, you could take a train. The train follows the Urumba River, on the way to a famous Inca's city.
Machu Picchu was built in the fifteenth century, most probably during the reign of Pachacuti. This masterpiece of Inca's architecture is really incredible. Precisely shaped stones form walls resistant to earthquakes, and this was really important in this area, with so high seismic activity. There was no need for mortar here, the stones were so precisely adjusted. Some reconstructing works were done here, but most parts are saved as they were.
The city was inhabited for maybe one hundred years, and then deserted for some reason. Some scientists believe that the chickenpox epidemic was the main reason for leaving this place. In any case, after that the jungle took over. The place was lost and forgotten for centuries, until Hiram Bingham found it in 1911.
Machu Picchu is surrounded by sacred land, and some scientists believe that it was built to honor it. Others assume it was dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun. In fact, there are so many theories about it. For some time, it was believed that Machu Picchu was the mysterious Lost City, but after the real one was found, this theory no longer stands. The important thing is that this incredible place is here to explore it.
The Galapagos Islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean, offer different type of attraction. This whole area is known as the unique, amazingly rich marine ecosystem. Thanks to the ongoing seismic and volcanic activities, on this isolated location different complex processes allowed the development of simply amazing plant and animal life. Seeing it all on one place is incredible experience you shouldn't miss.
Charles Darwin was so amazed by this incredible ecosystems that he wrote his Evolution Theory inspired by them. There are so many incredible, unique life forms here. This include great turtles, marine iguanas and flightless cormorants. There are also different endemic plant species and an incredible variety of birds species to be seen here.
The archipelago's geology is equally unique. Three major tectonic plates meet here, and you will find very young and very old islands in the same archipelago. Underwater spectacle offers such a diversity of different marine life forms, that this cannot be found anywhere in the world. Amazing corals, marine mammals, sharks and other underwater life forms offer simply stunning diving experience.
Once you come to Peru, you can explore Cusco, the center of Inca's empire. From there, you can proceed to the legendary Sacred Valley. On your way, you can stop in a small town of Ollantaytambo, to see really interesting Inca's fortress. Once there, you could take a train. The train follows the Urumba River, on the way to a famous Inca's city.
Machu Picchu was built in the fifteenth century, most probably during the reign of Pachacuti. This masterpiece of Inca's architecture is really incredible. Precisely shaped stones form walls resistant to earthquakes, and this was really important in this area, with so high seismic activity. There was no need for mortar here, the stones were so precisely adjusted. Some reconstructing works were done here, but most parts are saved as they were.
The city was inhabited for maybe one hundred years, and then deserted for some reason. Some scientists believe that the chickenpox epidemic was the main reason for leaving this place. In any case, after that the jungle took over. The place was lost and forgotten for centuries, until Hiram Bingham found it in 1911.
Machu Picchu is surrounded by sacred land, and some scientists believe that it was built to honor it. Others assume it was dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun. In fact, there are so many theories about it. For some time, it was believed that Machu Picchu was the mysterious Lost City, but after the real one was found, this theory no longer stands. The important thing is that this incredible place is here to explore it.
The Galapagos Islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean, offer different type of attraction. This whole area is known as the unique, amazingly rich marine ecosystem. Thanks to the ongoing seismic and volcanic activities, on this isolated location different complex processes allowed the development of simply amazing plant and animal life. Seeing it all on one place is incredible experience you shouldn't miss.
Charles Darwin was so amazed by this incredible ecosystems that he wrote his Evolution Theory inspired by them. There are so many incredible, unique life forms here. This include great turtles, marine iguanas and flightless cormorants. There are also different endemic plant species and an incredible variety of birds species to be seen here.
The archipelago's geology is equally unique. Three major tectonic plates meet here, and you will find very young and very old islands in the same archipelago. Underwater spectacle offers such a diversity of different marine life forms, that this cannot be found anywhere in the world. Amazing corals, marine mammals, sharks and other underwater life forms offer simply stunning diving experience.
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