http://www.about-peru-history.com/peru-history-blog.html Find the latest updates at about-peru-history.com en-us peru history Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:10:25 GMT Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:10:25 GMT about-peru-history.com http://www.about-peru-history.com/hotel-machu-picchu-peru.html If you are looking for an hotel Machu Picchu Peru, you must know that there is only one hotel on site and this is called the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge. Most of the people visiting the ruins stay in Cusco or Aguas Calientes. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:48:21 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/transportation-in-machu-picchu.html Getting to Machu Picchu is quite as interesting as actually being in the ancient city of Machu Picchu itself. With the travel you will be exposed to the Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:52:11 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/weather-of-machu-picchu.html The weather of Machu Picchu simple consists of rainy and dry season, with the dry season lasting from May to September and the rainy season from October Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:50:29 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/train-to-machu-picchu.html It is a pleasure and an interesting ride when a tourist takes the train from Cusco to Machu Picchu. Before its final renovations in 2001 due to a landslide Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:47:27 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/heights-of-machu-picchu.html The Canto General are a set of twelve epic poems in Spanish that were published in Spain before 1950. The first English translation was published in the Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:45:21 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/ollantaytambo-machu-picchu.html Sixty kilometres northwest from the larger city of Cusco , in the Urubamba province, is a famous southern Peru archaeological site of Inca heritage within Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:41:14 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-threats.html Although much of Machu Picchu is intact, the surrounding environment, especially the tourist jump-off point of Aguas Calientes is increasing the risk of Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:37:31 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-unesco.html In 1981, the state of Peru declared that Machu Picchu a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary and in 1983 UNESCO made the ancient city a World Heritage Site. In Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:31:30 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-mountain.html Also known as Old Mountain, Machu Picchu is an Incan site that is strategically located on the Urubamba River Valley crest and is almost eight thousand Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:10:02 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-altitude.html Located south of the equator by 13 degrees, Machu Picchu is in the southern hemisphere on Mount Machu Picchus crest which is roughly northwest of Cusco Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:06:16 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-temperature.html Machu Picchu is located in an area that was declared as the Machu Picchu National Sanctuary. With its varied terrain, it offers different climates and Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:04:29 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-ruins.html There are quite a number of claims to who discovered the Machu Picchu ruins first. New of the ruins was brought to the outside world by Bingham, but there Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:57:39 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/the-inca-magnificent-city.html Cradled in between Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains, the city of Machu Picchu is well sheltered between the majestic mountains and offers a fabulous, Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:55:25 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/location-of-machu-picchu.html Machu Picchu is a fantastic place with plummeting cliffs that drop to the Urubamba River. Because of its height, it is often subject to being surrounded Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:42:03 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-an-incredible-story.html Machu Picchu laid forgotten by time and the rest of humanity, the jungle slowly reclaimed what the Inca did. At around 1908, an American academic named Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:38:07 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/a-short-history-of-the-machu-picchu.html The Incan citadel named Machu Picchu is regarded by scholars as an estate of Incan emperor Pachacuti. Others works theorized that the community was established Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:29:55 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/the-enigmatic-magic-of-machu-picchu.html High above the Urubamba Valley in Peru lies the once forgotten city of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu means Old Mountain in one of the Peruvian dialects because Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:49:14 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/the-intihuatana-stone.html One of the most famous relics of Inca civilization found in the ancient city of Machu Picchu is the Intihuatna stone. Much has been said of its function Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:45:57 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-geography.html South of the equator at approximately 13 0947S, 72 32 44W lies the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu. It lies on the crest of one of the mountains Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:44:18 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-aguas-calientes.html There is a town located on the Urubamba River in Peru called Machu Picchu Pueblo. The local name this town is recognized by is Aguas Calientes or hot Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:43:11 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/facts-about-machu-picchu.html Strategically placed almost eight thousand feet above sea level, Machu Picchu is a set of ruins fondly called the Old Peak by local Peruvians. The Urubamba Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:41:56 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/huanuco-peru.html The Department of Huanuco Peru is located in the central part of the country between the Cordillera Occidental and the Ucayali river. Due to its special location in Eastern Central Peru, Huanuco has peaks, ridges, valleys and Amazon jungle. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:04 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/kuelap-peru.html kuelap Peru is the largest stone structure of South America, it is located on a mountain with massive exterior stone walls containing more than four hundred buildings. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:16:52 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/huancayo-peru.html Huancayo Peru is located in the central highlands, it is the capital of the Junin Region. While the big towns of Peru are exciting and appealing for a variety of reasons, smaller villages, such as Huancayo, provide visitors with a different aspect of Peruvian culture and life. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:05:36 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/ballesta-islands.html The Ballesta Islands are especially known for their wide variety of birds. With 1,700 different breeds of birds in Peru, it is the second largest collection of birds in the world. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:43:35 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/paracas-peru.html Paracas Peru is a paradise of unrivaled beauty, the wild and harsh surroundings of its National Reserve will supply its visitors with untouched beaches and windswept dunes. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:40:06 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/bingham-machu-picchu.html Hiram Bingham Machu Picchu founder, was a student of both Yale Harvard and Berkley Universities in America, Bingham was dedicated to academia from a young age. His passion for Latin America would lead to his monumental discovery of Machu Picchu 4 years after his placement at Yale. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:15:18 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-inca.html Based on evidence it has been suggested that the Machu Picchu Inca Citadel was built for the Inca emperor Pachacuti, however there are other various theories on the purpose of the site including one that suggests it was a settlement built to control the economy of the Inca regions. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:08:12 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/the-capital-of-peru.html Founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535, the capital of Peru, Lima, lies along the banks of the Rimac River. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:17:00 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/ancient-machu-picchu.html The ancient Machu Picchu historical monument is located 2,430 meters above sea level, high in the Peruvian skyline and is undoubtedly the most resounding symbol of the ancient Inca empire. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:30:11 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-one-of-the-seven-wonders.html Machu Picchu, a city built by the Incas only 500 years ago still standing in almost perfect condition. The rocks are all perfectly square and so close Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:43:36 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/my-travel-to-peru-and-machu-picchu.html I spent the holidays in Peru hiking the Inca Trail. What an incredible life experience, although one of the hardest things I've ever done. The trip started Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:43:55 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/peru-government.html Today, the Peru government is officially known as a presidential representative democratic republic. The President is the head of state; elected for five years, the current President cannot seen immediate re-election. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:05 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/amazon-rainforest-climate.html Fluctuations in the Amazon rainforest climate over millions of years have resulted in the expansion and contraction of the rainforest across the continent of South America. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:35:58 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-architecture.html Machu Picchu architecture also incorporates plenty of carved rock ponds and water fountains, known as pacchas, which are connected to one another through canals or channels set into the rocks. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:04:44 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/machu-picchu-weather.html Machu Picchu weather is divided between dry and wet seasons. Most of the annual rainfall occurs from October to April, although it is not unusual for the summertime Machu Picchu weather to include rainstorms. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:36:29 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/manu-travel.html Manu travel and tours are dedicated to promote a responsible and sustainable tourism that benefits local communities, in its social, cultural, and natural development. OEP has designed its first Social Program, which incorporates the native communities in the tourist operation by giving them the opportunity to earn their own benefits with dignity by working in all levels of this operation. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:15:15 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/manu-park-peru.html Manu Park Peru is a peak experience for nature lovers, it is the park with the biggest biodiversity on earth for its size. You will have the unique experience to see the Manu Biosphere Reserve. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:23:36 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/eva-ayllon-composer-and-singer.html Mara Angelica Aylln (best known as Eva Ayllon) was born in Lima in 1956. She has experienced different musical influences such as indigenous Peruvian, Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:17:26 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/fragil-the-best-ever-peruvian-symphonic-hard-rock-band.html Fragil is one of the most important progressive bands in Peru. The single that did launch them to fame with locals back in the early 80's was Avenida Larco. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:51:13 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/adolfo-chuiman-one-of-the-famous-peruvian-comedians.html Adolfo Chuiman is a Peruvian comedian and entertainer who participated in the program Risas y Salsas among others on Panamericana Television. He has made Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:20:11 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/famous-people-from-peru.html In this amazing and diverse country, many famous people from Peru somehow have influenced the history of their own country and the world. Politicians, sport players, actors, musicians, writers, literature, religion, etc. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:32:43 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/lima-peru-airport.html The Lima Peru Airport is the main Airport in the country. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers from Lima City Centre. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:48:20 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/city-tour-lima.html A city tour Lima, the City of Kings and capital of Peru will impress you with its Pre-Inca pyramids surrounding the city, beautiful beaches, good museums, an active nightlife, fun bars, great restaurants, and the charisma of its people. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:49:31 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/travel-lake-titicaca.html Travel Lake Titicaca is a unique experience, It is the largest lake in South America (water volume), and based on Incan mythology, the creator god Viracocha rose up from Puno Lake Titicaca to create the sun, moon, stars and human life. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:49:31 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/peru-vacation-package.html Taking a Peru vacation package provide you with the experience and the knowledge that only those born in this land, involved and motivated by the sustainable development of the peruvian people, ecological conscience, and respect for nature and traditions, can give you. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:42:04 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/peruvian-news.html Find the latest peruvian news, entertainment, gossip and much more. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:53 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/index.html Peru History is best known because the country was the home of the Inca empire. Find out everything about Peru history, geography, people, cities, food, culture, attractions, travel and much more!. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:09:33 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/marcahuasi.html Marcahuasi is a unique place full of history and mystery which is considered one of the most important sacred mountains. Its rocks with different shapes of animals or people are an enigma. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:33:17 GMT http://www.about-peru-history.com/nazca-after-further-review.html After extensive studying of sattelite images of the nazca region,I can conclude without a doubt that the markings found in the region are the result Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:37:42 GMT