Exciting Machu Picchu Galapagos Packages

Exciting Machu Picchu Galapagos Packages

by Dominique Martin

Combining the most interesting tourist attractions into one tour is always very nice solution. Taking one of very popular <A href="http://www.idealsouthamerica.com">Machu Picchu Galapagos packages</A> you can combine two of the most interesting destinations in South America into one incredible journey. Most tours take maybe two weeks or so, and are designed to show you the best of these two worlds, the mysterious beauty of Machu Picchu and the unique ecosystem of Galapagos Islands.

Once you come to Peru, you can explore Cusco, the center of Inca's empire. From there, you can proceed to the legendary Sacred Valley. On your way, you can stop in a small town of Ollantaytambo, to see really interesting Inca's fortress. Once there, you could take a train. The train follows the Urumba River, on the way to a famous Inca's city.

Machu Picchu was built in the fifteenth century, most probably during the reign of Pachacuti. This masterpiece of Inca's architecture is really incredible. Precisely shaped stones form walls resistant to earthquakes, and this was really important in this area, with so high seismic activity. There was no need for mortar here, the stones were so precisely adjusted. Some reconstructing works were done here, but most parts are saved as they were.

The city was inhabited for maybe one hundred years, and then deserted for some reason. Some scientists believe that the chickenpox epidemic was the main reason for leaving this place. In any case, after that the jungle took over. The place was lost and forgotten for centuries, until Hiram Bingham found it in 1911.

The city is built in very heart of the sacred land, and that's why some believe it was built to honor it. There are different opinions about it. For example, Bingham thought that it was built for the Virgins of the Sun. Until the real Lost City of the Inca's was found, some thought that Machu Picchu was the famous lost town. I any case, this is one incredible place to see, and you shouldn't miss the opportunity to explore it.

The Galapagos Islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean, offer different type of attraction. This whole area is known as the unique, amazingly rich marine ecosystem. Thanks to the ongoing seismic and volcanic activities, on this isolated location different complex processes allowed the development of simply amazing plant and animal life. Seeing it all on one place is incredible experience you shouldn't miss.

The complexity and uniqueness of these amazing ecosystems actually inspired Charles Darwin's theory of the evolution, during his visit in 1835. You will see flightless cormorants here, marine iguanas, endemic trees and other interesting plants, such as large cacti and a wide variety of bird species. In short, this is an incredibly rich and versatile wildlife.

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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