Odeliza Jacoba Travel

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As I arrived at Machu Picchu I felt calm. A mass this huge ancient ruin were tall mountains and bright blue skies. The ruins were divided into several areas some reaching further back from the entrance.

My tour guide told me that it took several days to see everything! I had only four hours. So I was only allowed to see the front of some of the ruins and also the arena or outside theater. Some nobles’ homes and a few areas of structural nature; blocks stacked, a stone eagle, and a stone clock.

My tour guide started at a wall where hand carved blocks were stacked and bound by its perfect configurment and nothing more. It was really interesting because these blocks were huge and united together as if it were fused to do so.

The stone eagle was beautiful. Large structure that was maybe 20 feet in length and maybe 15 feet in width. Its front area faced the arena and its wings spread out towards the homes of the nobles. The eagle was created by nature not by man.

Machu Picchu was used as a vacation home for the more wealthy Peruvians. So their homes were a bit larger. Parents had separate rooms from the living space and kitchen, which was a privilege. Those that were royal had much larger stone homes perched on higher elevation. These more noble homes overlooked the rest of the village.

The arena was used for sporting activites, political speeches, and theatrics. The tour guide asked me to yell towards the arena to prove the natural surround system. The arena was maybe 2 1/2 the size of a US football field.

It was time to go, I was so happy to see the ruins its beautiful natural structure, green mountains, and its timelessness. When I’m gone, it will still be there and when my children and gone, it still remains.

Ate Logo,

Odeliza Jacoba