With izakhiwo ezingaphezu kuka-170, amatharasi ayisithupha, izinyathelo izinkulungwane, amathempeli amaningana kanye nemithombo 16, Machu Picchu imangalisa ngempela. Ama-Incans asetshenziswa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamatshe ukwakha idolobha lasendulo, futhi unyaka ngamunye izigidi zabantu ezivela emhlabeni wonke zihambela kulo mlando ophilayo.
I-Machu Picchu yabizwa ngokuthi i-Peruvian Historical Sanctuary ngo-1981 kanye ne-UNESCO World Heritage Site ngo-1983.
Ngo-2007, i-Machu Picchu yavotelwa enye yezimangaliso eziyisikhombisa zezwe emhlabeni jikelele wokuvotela kwe-inthanethi, okwenza kube yindawo ecebile kakhulu yokubhujiswa kwamasayithi. Kube khona amahemuhemu amaningi ajikeleza iminyaka iMachu Picchu izovala, eholwa ngabahambi abangafundile, kodwa uhulumeni wasePeruvia, owengamele i-Incan citadel, akenzanga isitatimende mayelana nokuvalwa kwesayithi elidumile labavubukuli.
Kuze kube yilapho isaziso esengeziwe, i-Machu Picchu okwamanje ivulekile emphakathini, nsuku zonke konyaka kusukela ngo-6: 00 ekuseni kuya ku-5: 00 ntambama. Njengoba kunikezwe ukuvala okuncane ekuqaleni, kunconywa ukuba ufike esakhiweni kungakapheli isikhathi sokudla kwasemini, ukuvumela isikhathi esanele sokuhlola, nesikhathi sokuthatha izinkathi zokuhamba ngezindawo ezidingekayo. Ngaphambilini uzama ukufika kusayithi, noma kunjalo, kangcono njengoba kuzovumela noma yikuphi ukubambezeleka kokuhamba noma ezinye izimo ezivame ukuhamba.
Ukuvala okudlule kwe-Machu Picchu
Naphezu kwezikhathi ezivulekile nsuku zonke iziphathimandla zasePeru ziye zadingeka zivale iMachu Picchu eminyakeni yamuva, kodwa kuphela ngenxa yengozi yemvelo njengama-mudslides nezikhukhula.
Kungcono ukuhlola izimo zezulu zendawo ngaphambi kokuba uqale, futhi lolu lwazi lungatholakala ku-intanethi, noma uma uhlala ehhotela, umnikazi we-concierge angasiza ngolwazi lwezulu lwanamuhla.
Esinye sezehlakalo zesimo sezulu ngo-2010 savala izitimela ku-Machu Picchu , okwenza kube nzima ukuthi izivakashi zifinyelele ku-Inca citadel.
Izibalo zezihambeli ezisemthethweni azibonisi izivakashi ngoFebhuwari noma ngoMashi walowo nyaka futhi iMachu Picchu yavulwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-Ephreli 2010. Ngaleso sikhathi, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha wasePeru, uMartin Perez, utshele iphephandaba i-BBC ukuthi ukulahlekelwa kwemali ku-US $ 185 million ukuvala izinyanga ezimbili. Kuyaqondakala ukuthi iziphathimandla zasePeruvia zihlale zifuna ukuba Machu Picchu avulwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukulandela noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuvalwa okuphoqelelwe.
Ukudideka Ngenqola ye-Inca nokuvalwa kwe-Machu Picchu
Unyaka ngamunye, ezinye izivakashi ezingase zibe khona zididekile ngenxa yezikhathi zokuvulwa kwe- Inca Trail nama-Machu Picchu. Ngokungafani ne-Machu Picchu, i-Inca Trail ivala inyanga eyodwa ngonyaka. I-Inca Trail ivala ukugcinwa kwesondlo phakathi kukaFebruwari (ngokuvamile inyanga ephansi kunazo zonke futhi engavamile kakhulu ngonyaka) iphinde ivule ngo-Mashi 1.
Uma ufuna ukunyuka i-Inca Trail, kusobala ukuthi kufanele ugweme uFebruwari (noma khetha enye indlela). Uma ngakolunye uhlangothi, ufuna ukuya ngqo ku-Machu Picchu, uFebruwari uhlala inyanga ehambelayo ukuvakashela-uma nje ungacabangi ngemvula.