世界上最美麗的十個地方（六）秘魯馬丘比丘

　　Machu Picchu, Peru

　　Machu Picchu in Peru, which means ‘Old Peak,” is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world. According to legend, Machu Picchu was a long time ago considered to be a sacred place. The credit for the creation of the extraordinary city goes to the Inca people who have erected many stone structures and turned the place into an art form.

　　秘魯 馬丘比丘

　　馬丘比丘在秘魯是“古老的頂峰”的意思。這是世界上最具神秘色彩的古老建筑。據傳說，馬丘比丘在很久以前就被認為是一座神圣的城市。人們把這座非凡城市的建設功勞算在印加人民頭上。印加人們在這里豎立了許多的石頭建筑并且把它們建成一種藝術形式。

　　Two thousand feet above the Urubamba river, these ruins consist of baths, temples, palaces and about 150 houses, all very well preserved. These gray granite structures, some of which weigh more than 50 tons are so perfectly sculpted that they are nothing less than architectural genius. They were rediscovered by a Yale archaeologist in 1911. The ethereal beauty, the workmanship and history of the place attracts millions of tourists each year.

　　馬丘比丘位于烏魯班巴河兩千英尺之上，由銀盤、神廟、宮殿及150多間的房子組成，這些都保存的十分完整。這些花崗巖的建筑，其中有些每個都重達超過50噸。這些花崗巖都是精雕細琢的，簡直就是出自于建筑天才之手。這些建筑在1911年被耶魯大學的考古學家重新發現，建筑給人一種空靈飄渺的美感、其建筑的手工及歷史使其每年吸引上百萬的游客。