I'm going to start this blog with my favorite tourist place in South America: Machu Picchu. A lot of people know about Incas, but for the ones that don’t, they were a group of people that lived in the Andes in South America around 1200’s. The Inca population mostly built their cities and fortresses on the highlands at the Andes Mountains. The biggest one is Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu was build around 1430’s and it means in Quechua “Old Mountain” and it is located in the Urubamba Valley, near Cuzco in Peru. Cuzco is known in South America as the “Navel of the World” because it was the center of the Tawantinsuyo, which was the territory of the Incas from Colombia trough Argentina. The ruins of Machu Picchu are divided into two main sections known as the Urban and Agricultural Sectors, and it is composed of 140 structures or features, including temples, sanctuaries, parks, and residences that include houses with thatched roofs.
Personally, I think is 
one of the best places of visit in South America and the main one in Peru. I had the opportunity to visit it, and I assure you that is really amazing. From the moment you take the train to get to Urubamba Valley, you can see how the Incas lived. That experience meant a lot to me because it was very shocking to see these huge rocks located almost perfect that you can’t even insert a thin knife blade. Know that my ancestors did it without having the materials needed for that is something that I’m very proud of.
There are tons of things to learn and you can get there by train from Cuzco, or if you don’t want to spend money you can go by walking through “The Incas Road” which may take you 4 days to get there, but it will be definitely an adventure. Lodging options are available to anyone, which range from $20 to $300, depending on where you want to stay and what your budget is.
Here is a link of a video that has very nice shots of Peru.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEI9UW_zVU4
