Machu Picchu is situated high in the Andes Mountains and 2,000 feet above the Urubamba River in Peru, South America and is not far from the former capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco. Machu Picchu was only re-discovered during 1911 by an American archaeologist and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Since then, tourists flock to Machu Picchu and the area receives more than 400,000 visitors annually.
There are a number of options in getting to Machu Picchu – train, bus, or the more strenuous option of hiking the Inca trail. There are varying trails that allow a one day or four day hike, depending how much time you have to spare.
Titbit: in researching this destination, I was surprised to find how often Machu Picchu was spelt incorrectly: Macchu Picchu, Matchu Pitchu, Macchu Pichu, Machu Pichu!
One great reason to visit Machu Picchu is for the outstanding location of the Inca ruins. No trip to Peru would be complete with out a visit to Machu Picchu.
I have just read an enlightening article by Michelle Higgins the writer of the ‘Practical Travel’ column, for the New York Times. She outlines the use of Twitter for travellers, highlighting the use of Twitter when it comes to ‘complaining’!
With Twitter’s popularity growing and the awareness of the power of Social Media, many of the large travel and tourism companies have jumped on board. Not only do they have the opportunity to shout out their goods and services in 140 character tweets but they are now open to receiving 140 character tweets from their customers – and they do so.
Michelle Huggins writes “As hotels, airlines and other travel companies line up on Twitter to promote their brands, customers who voice their grievances in the form of tweets are getting surprisingly fast responses for everything from bad airplane seats to poor room service” – READ MORE
RT @thehikingcenter: *Hiking Video Clip Of The Week* – Hiking the Kalalau Trail . Visit our homepage to view http://www.thehikingcenter.com#
RT @Ben14864: #QUOTE All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else. – Mae West http://ow.ly/15GPp9#
Definitely! A link is handy too to substantiate! RT @KimSherrell: TWITTER TIP: Want More Followers? Provide authentic Bio information. #
@TimboReid @AndrewBlanda …same reason why I didn't want to grow up but it hasn't stopped me!!! #
RT @neilcreek: Reminder: Costume/fashion photo shoot tomorrow at Melb Museum. All photographers & models welcome! http://bit.ly/4bbI7 #photo#
@neilcreek Would have loved to but have friends coming for lunch. Would have been a good opportunity to see the Pompeii exhibition also. in reply to neilcreek#
@Dramagirl I've always found LinkedIn cumbersome. Never 'got-it'! I connect with ppl when they want to connect. Twitter –> Facebook for me! in reply to Dramagirl#
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