Mysteries of the Misty Mountains: Machu Picchu

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Sightseeing program to Machu Picchu with MCS AlexClimb
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During the mountain climbing season, in between alpine ascents, it is sometimes possible to visit places that amaze with their atmosphere and energy. Climbing skills and physical fitness allow me to get to such wonderful places where the ordinary tourist has never set foot. Every year I expand and complete my collection of such experiences.

Today I will tell you about one place that is not directly related to mountaineering, but nevertheless, is very closely connected with the mountains. Traditionally, my climbing adventures in Peru end or begin here. That is world-famous Machu Picchu monument. Now I am ready to share with you the general facts and my personal impressions of it.

The complex of buildings of unknown purpose on the top of the mountain was discovered in 1911. Pilots flying over the impenetrable mountains northwest of the region's capital, Cusco, have repeatedly reported seeing something strange in the mountains. After some time, it was decided to send an expedition to study the strange anomaly in the mountain relief, which was reported by the pilots.

In an extremely inaccessible place, under dense thickets of thorny bushes, archaeologists have discovered something incredible. Completely preserved in its original form, abandoned city of the Inca era. Not destroyed or plundered, like Cusco during the invasion of the conquistadors. Simply, for some unknown reason, abandoned by the inhabitants 400-500 years ago. The scientific value of the find seemed incredible - after all, not much information about the Inca civilization has come down to us. However, further study of the Machu Picchu Monument did not bring answers to the questions. Even worse. There were many more questions. And they still don't have an answer.

Having turned into an attractive tourist location, today, Machu Picchu has not revealed its secrets to the researchers. The general theories put forward by historians and archaeologists do not coincide with each other and often contradict. But the most important thing is that what you see with your own eyes does not fit into the framework of the rational theories built on the modern worldview.

As a guide I visit Machu Picchu quite often with touristic groups. Despite the frankly pop, tourist nature of this excursion, every time I can not get rid of the feeling of contact with some strange, mystical atmosphere of this place.

This atmosphere is so strong that even the flow of 1500-2000 people per day cannot trample and weaken it. Talking to the local guides, I heard about a dozen different theories and their variations about the origin and late history of Machu Picchu. In fact, each local guide invents as much as his imagination allows, based on the meager data of the official history. And what is left for them? Machu Picchu is unique in that there are no confirmed facts about its origin, purpose and final fate.

There is no explanation for the very existence of Machu Picchu. Why was such a hard-to-reach place on top of the mountain chosen? This is not a fortification, there are no walls or military facilities on the Monument.

There is no explanation of the construction technology - even the modern means of processing durable materials do not allow work to be done in such volumes and with such accuracy. Theories about manual labor and grinding of giant granite blocks are outright nonsense.

There is no explanation for the scarcity of archaeological finds - with such a number and density of buildings, there should be much more household garbage left.

There is no explanation for the disappearance of the inhabitants. According to the most conservative estimates, at least 1,500 people should have been constantly in Machu Picchu. They disappeared without a trace.

There is no explanation for the complete absence of burials from any historical period - the nearest known Inca cemetery is located 80 km from Machu Picchu. They didn't die, did they?

There is no explanation for many more conflicting facts about this strange but very interesting place. 

I think that very important information about the history of bygone civilizations is encrypted in such places. And these are not just meager historical facts. Something much more important is hidden in the silent stone outlines that have become a popular tourist attraction. It is quite possible that this information is of key importance for understanding the modern global processes and their mechanics. Perhaps the experience of the past civilizations is the key to understanding our own future. Who knows?

P.S. The most popular question of the Machu Picchu visitors – how they could do that? It seems to me that there is no answer to this question - too much information is lost. It's not just about technology. To understand their methods of work, you need first to understand the worldview of a bygone civilization, with their system of thinking. It is possible that their thinking was so different from ours that we would not even be able to realize many things. For example, we are 100% sure that the stones are solid and heavy. There can be no other way in our worldview system. But what if we radically change the system of thinking? Maybe the stones will become soft and light?

In addition, I think that perhaps some secrets and technologies of bygone civilizations have not been lost. They are simply hidden from our eyes so that people do not commit any catastrophic actions. I do not deny the possibility of the existence of people in our world - it can be Freemasons, Templars or any secret supranational formations that have knowledge and technologies that are far ahead of our “modern” level of progress. After all, such knowledge could bring a lot of harm if it were in the public domain.

Author of text and photos Alex Trubachev

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