Make Trekking Experience More Interesting
                           Make Trekking Experience More Interesting
Are you planning to go trekking to Machu Picchu? Looking for the best trek to Machu 
Picchu? Before you begin your final planning for trekking to Machu Picchu, look at 
some of the interesting facts about Machu Picchu that will make your trekking 
experience even more exciting and fun-filled. If you wish to make your trekking to 
Machu Picchu even more exhilarating, then look at the following interesting facts 
about the place.
Machu Picchu was Built by Inca Pachacuti
The Incas came into picture in the history line around the 1300s. Several Inca cities 
were built over the foundation of past civilizations, including Cusco, the capital. 
However, there are no traces of earlier culture in Machu Picchu, indicating that the 
Incas were the first to arrive at these mountains. Machu Picchu was built between 
1400 AD to 1500 AD., which belongs to Pachacuti, the 9th Inca ruler, and his son Túpac 
Inca Yupanqui.
Machu Picchu got abandoned after the Spanish Invasion
Several theories of diseases, wars, and hunger in Machu Picchu should have caused 
the people to suddenly leave the marvellous citadel. We know that Machu Picchu was 
still occupied during the first years of the take-over and deserted during the retrieve 
into Vilcabamba, the last capital of the Incas.
Machu Picchu Lost! — Never Happened
When Hiram Bingham arrived at Machu Picchu on July 24th 1911, he discovered 3 
families already living at the first building right after the entrances. Hiram was first 
guided by an 11 years old little boy named “Pablito” who used to play inside Machu 
Picchu and knew the Inca city well.
Hiram Bingham did not discover Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham arrived in 1911, and he found in the Temple Of The Three windows a 
painting that said “ Agustin Lizarraga 1902”. Agustin Lizarraga was a farmer from the 
Santa Teresa town next to Machu Picchu who unfortunately fell into the Urubamba 
River in 1912 and died.
Hiram Bigham is the Scientific Discoverer of Machu Picchu
Although Hiram Bingham did not discover Machu Picchu, he gave scientific and 
historical value to this citadel and brought the world’s attention to it. In 1913, a 
detailed article introducing Machu Picchu and its incredible work was published in the 
“National Geographic” magazine, revealing a lot about the grand citadel.
Many more exciting facts about the Inca citadel will attract you to it and make your 
trekking experience memorable.
For the best trek to Machu Picchu, get in touch with VA Expeditions and make 
your trekking to Machu Picchu one of the most memorable experiences. To 
know more, visit 
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