On the one hand, we feel completely at peace in this surrounding. But at the same time an endless series of questions arise. What experts know about Machu Picchu only heightens its mystery and legend. They do not know exactly how old the place is but theorize the first buildings were made in the epoch of the of the great Incan empire organizer, Inca Pachacuti. They claim that Manco Capac II used it as quarters during his fight with the Spanish.
Nobody knows when it was abandoned.
There is a large esplanade that divides the city in half. The slopes hold the famous terraces for farming and houses hidden among brambles. We feel like mice in a maze. Over there, a Danish couple fight off mosquitoes. There is another couple of ladies from Chihuahua.