{"id":938,"date":"2022-11-24T15:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/?p=938"},"modified":"2022-11-24T15:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T15:36:19","slug":"little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\/","title":{"rendered":"Little known sectors to explore in Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The beautiful and dramatic geographical location of the lost city of the Incas and its incredible shrines and sectors to explore in Machu Picchu, helped it to be chosen on June 7, 2007 as one of the 7 wonders of the world with more than 100 million votes. This Inca citadel, in addition to having shrines for the sun, the moon, constellations, sacred mountains and mother earth, also has incredible agricultural, experiential, textile manufacturing and food warehouse sectors that we will describe in this blog below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_943\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/terraces-of-machu-picchu.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-943\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/terraces-of-machu-picchu.jpg\" alt=\"farming-spots-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Farming terraces<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Summary<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Tabla de contenidos\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\/#Explore_in_Machu_Picchu_the_agricultural_terraces\" title=\"Explore in Machu Picchu the agricultural terraces\">Explore in Machu Picchu the agricultural terraces<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\/#The_shrines_in_Machu_Picchu\" title=\"The shrines in Machu Picchu\">The shrines in Machu Picchu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\/#Workshop_area_in_Machu_Picchu\" title=\"Workshop area in Machu Picchu\">Workshop area in Machu Picchu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\/#Explore_in_Machu_Picchu_the_sector_of_stone_quarries\" title=\"Explore in Machu Picchu the sector of stone quarries.\">Explore in Machu Picchu the sector of stone quarries.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/little-known-sectors-to-explore-in-machu-picchu\/#Explore_in_Machu_Picchu_the_food_warehouses\" title=\"Explore in Machu Picchu the food warehouses.\">Explore in Machu Picchu the food warehouses.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explore_in_Machu_Picchu_the_agricultural_terraces\"><\/span>Explore in Machu Picchu the agricultural terraces<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The agricultural area of \u200b\u200bMachu Picchu occupies the entire south-eastern part of the citadel, it is made up of terraces (cultivation terraces), structures that reach up to 4 meters in height formed by a stone wall and a filling of materials that facilitate drainage. , preventing water from pooling in them and collapsing their structure.<br \/>\nIt is divided in the upper part with more than forty platforms and in the lower part approximately eighty, connected by stairs and corridors. The wider platforms at the top were for agricultural functions, the lower platforms served to prevent erosion and landslides caused by rain and seismic movements.<\/p>\n<p>According to the soil and pollen studies carried out in the agricultural sector of Machu Picchu, it was possible to identify that the products they planted and that were a fundamental part of their diet were: corn, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, arracacha and chili peppers. . Within the Inca citadel, 4 types of terraces were identified: terraces that served as retaining walls, agricultural and ornamental terraces, and terraces that functioned as bleachers for people and that were located in the ceremonial plazas of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_944\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/temples-of-machu-picchu-.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-944\" src=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/temples-of-machu-picchu-.jpg\" alt=\"temples-in-machu-picchu\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The main sun shrine<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_shrines_in_Machu_Picchu\"><\/span>The shrines in Machu Picchu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Machu Picchu was built as a sacred place for the Inca civilization. It houses several temples inside that were used as places of worship and worship of its main deities. Among its more than a thousand inhabitants were the most important people in the empire, including the Inca and his family. They spent seasons of rest and spiritual connection in this place. Without a doubt, the best places to explore in Machu Picchu are its beautiful shrines to venerate the sun, the moon, the sacred mountains, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pachamama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mother earth<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and animals considered sacred.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_945\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3079759696_398f9f46a1_c.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-945\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945\" src=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3079759696_398f9f46a1_c.jpg\" alt=\"machupicchu-workshop\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Workshop area of Machu Picchu<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workshop_area_in_Machu_Picchu\"><\/span>Workshop area in Machu Picchu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One of the least-visited sectors to which tourists pay the least interest are the textile and ceramic work areas in the lost city of the Incas. These sectors to explore in Machu Picchu are located in the lower part of the citadel, very close to the temple of the condor and the water mirrors. The ceramics and textiles that were produced were used in a practical and ceremonial way. This ceramic was also sent to the neighboring towns of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_948\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/50435886397_fa33940c86_c.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-948\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-948\" src=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/50435886397_fa33940c86_c.jpg\" alt=\"machu-picchu-quarry \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Granite chaos<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explore_in_Machu_Picchu_the_sector_of_stone_quarries\"><\/span>Explore in Machu Picchu the sector of stone quarries.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Inca City of Machu Picchu is located on a granite rock formation, called \u00abThe Batholith of Vilcapampa or Vilcabamba\u00bb, whose origin dates back to the Paleozoic with 250 million years old. The type of rock of this formation is white granite, with a hardness of 6 to 7 degrees of hardness, on the Mohs scale. You can also find rocks such as slates, quartzites and metamorphic conglomerates.<br \/>\nExplore in Machu Picchu the sector of stone quarries.<br \/>\nThe stones and rocks of Machu Picchu were never brought from anywhere. The Incas found in this place 3 stone quarries, which were used for the construction of one of the 7 wonders of the world. In these sectors you can clearly see the work of transporting, fracturing, carving and polishing the stones.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_946\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/14503617282_0d0dba0a60_c.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-946\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/14503617282_0d0dba0a60_c.jpg\" alt=\"machupicchu-warehouse-explore-in-machu-picchu\" width=\"799\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Warehouse of Machu Picchu<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explore_in_Machu_Picchu_the_food_warehouses\"><\/span>Explore in Machu Picchu the food warehouses.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the Inca citadel there are two sectors of well-defined food deposits. The first ones are located in the agricultural sector of the citadel and were used to store the products that were grown on the agricultural terraces of Machu Picchu. According to the study of pollen in the soil, pollen from corn, potatoes, pumpkins and chili peppers could be identified. The other type of food deposits to explore in Machu Picchu, are located behind the access door to the Inca citadel. These deposits were to store products that were cultivated in other regions of the great empire of the Incas. Some foods that we were able to identify in these deposits were quinoa, kiwicha, maca, and dehydrated potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>What to take into account that according to the geological and structural studies carried out in Machu Picchu by UNESCO geologists and engineers, it was determined that some sectors of the Inca citadel have a high risk of collapse. Due to that, at present you can explore in Machu Picchu only certain sector according<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beautiful and dramatic geographical location of the lost city of the Incas and its incredible shrines and sectors to explore in Machu Picchu, helped it to be chosen on June 7, 2007 as one of the 7 wonders of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":949,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938\/revisions\/949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incagoexpeditions.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}