Looking for something fun to do this summer? UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu re-opened this week after having been closed for over two months! Intensive rain and floods heavily damaged the train tracks to the Peruvian site causing the two month respite.
The site, which sits over 7,000 feet above sea level, is most popularly believed to have been built for Inca emperor Pachacuti; it's location chosen for its placement under significant astronomical alignments and proximity to sacred mountains.
As Machu Picchu is Peru's most popular tourist attraction the country lost a significant amount of money but some say a break from the treading of tourists' feet was good for the over 600 year old site.
For more visually titillating info about the re-opening of Machu Picchu click here: Train ride to the lost city of the Incas. (Be sure to scroll down for the audio slide show)
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