machu picchu - the lost city of the incas

mountain nature landscape tree hill yellow autumn sunlight wilderness valley terrain plateau flower sky morning leaf reflection plant cloud machu picchu lost city incas perched high andes mountains peru one iconic archaeological sites world built 15th century inca empire unesco world heritage site called remote location rediscovery 1911 explorer hiram bingham city’s terraces temples stone structures intricately constructed mortar reflect architectural genius incas picchu’s position overlooking urubamba river