50 Unbelievable Machu Picchu Facts

11/21/18 • 45 min

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50 Unbelievable Facts about Machu Picchu Welcome back to the Peru Travel Podcast. You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, TuneIn, or listen in the media player above.

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We're taking a deep dive into 50 unbelievable facts that you won't believe about Machu Picchu.

We start with 10 amazing facts about Machu Picchu's history including things such as who discovered Machu Picchu, how it was discovered, and what Machu Picchu was used for.

If you have wondered how many buildings there are or how they placed each rock stone so precisely, we have answers.

Additionally, geography questions such as why Machu Picchu can't fall despite being on two different fault lines.

Transcript is available which has been modified for your reading pleasure.

Be sure to visit us at our homepage or email us at [email protected] for any questions or topics that you want us to cover.

We're taking a deep dive into 50 unbelievable facts that you won't believe about Machu Picchu.

We start with 10 amazing facts about Machu Picchu's history including things such as who discovered Machu Picchu, how it was discovered, and what Machu Picchu was used for.

If you have wondered how many buildings there are or how they placed each rock stone so precisely, we have answers.

Additionally, geography questions such as why Machu Picchu can't fall despite being on two different fault lines.

Transcript is available which has been modified for your reading pleasure.

Previous Episode

Peru Interview with Lindsey Carver – Machu Picchu, Rayan Community, and Salsa Dancing!

Welcome back to the Peru Travel Podcast. You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, TuneIn, or listen in the media player above.

We have our very first guest interview on the podcast today! The first traveler that the guys behind Cachi Life got to meet while they were in Peru, Lindsey Carver.

Quickly after meeting Lindsey, she and her friend Joe, take them on their first Salsa dancing experience.

Lindsey covers her top three experiences in Peru including Machu Picchu, Rayan Community, and sandboarding the dune. She goes into detail about why Rayan was the most culturally rich experience while in Peru.

She talks about trying to tip her tour guide, Gloria, in Peru and why Gloria would not accept the tip.

Finally, Lindsey gives her top three tips from a traveler's standpoint on what people should bring with them when traveling to Peru. Be sure to listen to the end to hear her top three recommendations. There is a possibility that she recommends a niche cleanliness tip we have covered before.

Be sure to visit us at our homepage or email us at [email protected] for any questions or topics that you want us to cover.

Transcript is available which has been modified for your reading pleasure.

Next Episode

Why We Started Cachi Life

Welcome to the Peru Travel Podcast. You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, TuneIn, or listen in the media player above.

Talking about the reason that we decide to start Cachi Life. Get into how we met David our manager in Peru.

Next we go into detail about some of the new content we are putting out including a post on what a trip to Machu Picchu is going to cost you and a guest spot about the rise of the popularity of Rainbow Mountain on New Peruvian.

We discovered a pretty cool site called Global Gaz and their podcast Counting Countries that you should check out. He has a great article on why the Sacred Valley is a must-see and why you should spend extra time there. They are on a mission to interview people who are traveling to all 193 countries in the world and the author is currently well over halfway.

Be sure to be on the lookout for the latest including an awesome Machu Picchu guidebook in the coming months.

Finally, we were able to deliver over 70 children Christmas gifts in the Rayan Community and we talk about how why are trying to give back to them and how we hope we can send more people up to the community and help more in the future.

Be sure to visit us at our homepage or email us at [email protected] for any questions or topics that you want us to cover.

Transcript is available which has been modified for your reading pleasure.