Why is Machu Picchu build on its particular place?
Some sources base the place of Machu Picchu as really chosen on purpose. In the mountains behind and in the city itself are to been seen the shapes of the face of a man looking up in the sky and the face of the puma to be seen in the steep front of Wayna Picchu. Right next to this face is to be seen a young bird that pulls up its wings and from the postcard picture perspective the right part of the city shows a cayman lying on the ground. The mentioned animals were very important in the ideology of the Incas. The condor represented the upper world and the puma represented the humanly world. The cayman is thought to been seen as the oldest animal in the world. Of course also the difficulty of reaching the high grounds must have been very important for choosing the specific place.
