Sunday, September 4, 2011

Inca Empire from Peru: Machu Picchu

Postcard
Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest. It’s a unique testimony to the Inca civilization. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472).


Stamp
It’s a label. South American countries uses more labels than in other parts of the world (instead of stamps).

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