"Machu Picchu - The destination, not the journey" Travellingtans's photos about Machu Picchu, Peru

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Machu Picchu, Peru by TravelPod blogger Travellingtans titled "Machu Picchu - The destination, not the journey". TravelPod is a company of TripAdvisor™. Travellingtans's travel blog entry: "Four days of hard work and the view was worth every step. We could have taken the train up in the morning but of course I'm going to say that it's more special making the pilgrimage on foot like the old Incas did. I mean no disrespect to those who did train it up there because Machu Picchu is so cool that it doesn't matter how you get there, just that you go. Up for debate is what Machu Picchu was actually used for. For so long, Machu Picchu was hidden until it was found by Hiram Bingham early last century. The Spanish didn't know about it and it is safe to say that many Inca descendents also didn't know about it (if they did then the Spanish would have been there in a flash). So its secrecy made it hard to pass on stories about what took place there. For the most part, many opinions are that Machu Picchu was used as a religious and ceremonial site. Let's just settle on that for the purposes of this blog. The best spot to start exploring Machu Picchu is from the farming terraces. Climb a little higher on the terraces and you're at the spot that all the postcard pictures of Machu Picchu are taken, called the Watchman's Hut. The ruins on top of a mountain in the foreground, the steep Wayna Picchu mountain in the background and a big ...



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