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The leading rank The Hanan-sector was reserved to organize the governmental and religious matters. This is in contrast to the Urin-sector where handicrafts were practiced. The animal used to represent the whole of this section is the Puma, lying down on the big abyss of Machu Picchu. Its royal form stands out with its raised head pointing west and the body in resting position. The head is shaped out of the terraces around the Intihuatana, the most sacred temple in Machu Picchu. The Intihuatana itself forms the crown of the Puma, the crown from where the Incas did their astronomical observations. Our Peru Travel Package is unique and it has everything you need!
The Sacred Bird Men and nature worked perfectly together to create this architectonic genius complex as a harmonic whole. Today we understand that Machu Picchu is one of the most beautiful creations of humankind. The complex rests in the womb of two mountains and is surrounded on both sides by an impressive abyss. The Vilcanota River meanders around the city as a snake. The subtropical rainforest with its forever mist and its picturesque waterfalls do honor the whole. This place is an unforgettable experience for every visitor.
The environment of the complex, the acrobatic building and the magical neighborhood capture every visitor to the Sacred City. Many books are written about Machu Picchu, millions of pictures are taken every year, but nothing can touch the experience of the sensation being in person on this sacred place, no picture, no film, no description can give the impression of how Machu Picchu really is as a majestic complex. Is Machu Picchu really the name of the sanctuary? Could it be that there exists a much older name according to the city, to the shape of the complex, an old condor? Machu Pichiu : Old Bird This might be the meaning hidden in the old name and the name given to the Sacred City, the Apu or the Spiritual Bird, still invoked by the local people for advice and healing and named to the highest summits in the neighborhood of the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba. The Apus who brought peace to the people and while flying over the Sacred Valley to the west, leaving a trace of light, to the Milky Way, where everything began and where he brings the Truth, the Absolute, crossing space and time, to the idea of God! (From "The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Myths and Symbols" written by Fernando E. Elorrieta Salazar and Edgar Elorrieta Salazar, published by Sociedad Pacaritanpu Hatha, Cusco Peru 1996). In this well illustrated book there is much more explained about the ruins in the Sacred Valley. We truly advice every visitor to Peru to read this book.
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