The Sanctuary

Located 120 Km NW of Cusco, overlooking the Urubamba River valley, the Inca citadel of Machupicchu is one of the world’s archeological jewels, principal travel destination in Peru and new wonder of the world. Few works of man integrate so harmoniously with their natural surroundings as do this citadel and its peripheral sites.
Machupicchu was revealed to modern-day science by the North American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911, thanks to information provided by local residents. Arqueologists estimate that it was built in the second half of fifteenth century and there are several hypotheses about the function and history of the citadel.
Machu Picchu is a place that calls much the attention of recognized scientists who look for find answers to the great questions that the mystery of this beautiful place locks up, exist many theories, but nobody frankly knows the great secrets that hide each of the walls of this pétrea city. In January of 1981, the Peruvian government declared Historical Sanctuary and in 1983 he was declared by UNESCO as Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity.
The Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu includes/understands an extension of 32.592 hectares, was created with the necessity to protect the archaeological, valuable monuments of the pre-Hispanic time and their landscaping frame, as well as the species of native flora and fauna that are of special interest in the conservation of the biological diversity of Peru and the world.
Account with 10 zones of life and reports approximately 523 of cordados, which include 13 species of fish, 12 of amphibians, 22 of reptiles, 423 of birds and 53 of mammals. The flora is exuberant registering a total of 2 354 species of plants, 29 species of fungi, are account around 500 species of orquídeas.