MACHU PICCHU,PERU

Machu Picchu,an altitude about 8000 feet,built Machu Picchu in the mid-15th century.The Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as "old mountain" i.e.,Machu PicchuIt appears to have been a sacred, ceremonial city and astronomical observatory.The largest peak in Machu Picchu, called Huayna Picchu, is known as "hitching post of the Sun".