Old Mountain or Machu Picchu, it is said that its original name was Llaqtapata. It is located in the region of Cusco in the district of the province of Urubamba, within the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
According to the investigations, this site would have been a resting place for the Inca Pachacutec.
However, some of its buildings and the clear ceremonial use of the main access road to Llaqta explain its origin before Pachacutec and its use as a religious sanctuary. In addition, its use of military character is still discussed, so that the popular qualifiers of “fortress” or “citadel” could have been overcome.
Building
A masterpiece, Machu Picchu is much more than a simple construction. Complex with more than 150 buildings, as it has shrines and temples. This is organized through 3 structures: Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Three Windows. And other secondary buildings are actually replicas that were installed to give visitors a better idea of how Machu Picchu would originally have been.