• Introduction
• 1. Angkor Wat
• 2. The Acropolis
• 3. Chichén Itzá
• 4. Dubai
• 5. The Great Pyramids of Giza
• 6. Las Vegas Strip
• 7. Machu Picchu
• 8. Taipei 101
• 9. Taj Mahal
• 10. Three Gorges Dam

Machu Picchu

Rediscovered in 1911 and believed to be the legendary “lost city of the Incas”, the dramatic ruins of Machu Picchu, set high in Peru’s Andes Mountains, are the only significant Incan site to remain unharmed by the 16th-century Spanish conquistadors. Theories about the site's role in the Inca Empire continue to inspire intellectual curiosity, but its stunning landscape – the way the limestone temples, steep terraces, and aqueducts complement the land, in keeping with the Incan veneration of nature, and the way daybreak slowly creeps over the majestic peaks, unveiling the ruins stone by stone – is what makes Machu Picchu one of the most spectacular sights in South America – and the world over.

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