About Exciting Machu Picchu Galapagos Packages

By Dominique Martin


If you decide to visit South America, maybe you should combine more tourist attractions in one tour. For example, really exciting Machu Picchu Galapagos packages combine exploring one of the most famous architectural masterpieces and enjoying in one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. These two incredible weeks might be the best two weeks of your life, and this is certainly something you will remember.

There are so many things to see in colorful and interesting Peru. Cusco, the beautiful center of Inca's empire is the first destination of your travel. On your way to legendary city in the middle of Sacred Valley, you will be able to stop in Ollantayatambo, with beautiful Inca's fortress. The train will take you from there to the Sacred Valley, along the Urumba River.

Built in the fifteenth century, probably by Inca's emperor Pachacuti, this city is certainly one of the most valuable examples of Inca's architecture. Built of precisely shaped stone blocks and chips, it was designed to resist to different seismic activities quite common in this area. Some parts of these stone walls had to be reconstructed, but they are mostly saved in their original state.

The city was deserted after only one century, and there are numerous theories about the reason for this. Some believe there was an epidemic of chickenpox, brought by conquistadors. Sacred stones are all preserved, thanks to the fact that Spanish didn't know about this place. Anyway, it was buried deep in the jungle until discovered by Hiram Bingham, in 1911.

Machu Picchu is surrounded by sacred land, and some scientists believe that it was built to honor it. Others assume it was dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun. In fact, there are so many theories about it. For some time, it was believed that Machu Picchu was the mysterious Lost City, but after the real one was found, this theory no longer stands. The important thing is that this incredible place is here to explore it.

Incredible beauty of Galapagos Islands will give you entirely different experience, but equally stunning. This whole area is one unique marine ecosystem, and you won't find anything similar anywhere else. Specific, isolated location and constant seismic and volcanic activities shaped this amazing place. The diversity of plant and animal life here is simply fascinating. Don't miss this amazing experience.

Charles Darwin was so amazed by this incredible ecosystems that he wrote his Evolution Theory inspired by them. There are so many incredible, unique life forms here. This include great turtles, marine iguanas and flightless cormorants. There are also different endemic plant species and an incredible variety of birds species to be seen here.

Three massive tectonic plates meet here. Thanks to that, this place has an unique geology as well. Larger young and smaller older islands meet at the same area, providing home for incredible diversity of marine life forms. Diving surrounded with these incredible animals and breath-taking corals is one incredible lifetime experience.




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