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Considered to be one of the most important features of Machu Picchu, the stairs leading up to the Sun Gate are believed to have been used as a control port for people entering and exiting the city.","type":"text"},{"version":1,"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2Fsungate.jpg?alt=media&token=f9085bcd-ac72-440d-a504-839dfbe1e8ca","metadata":{"height":194,"width":259}},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FInca.mp3?alt=media&token=5596f3a9-b163-471d-844e-7a99d4ad2c63"},{"content":"www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hbRXmSzK38","type":"link"}],"address":"Sun Gate","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitude":-13.16981800371588,"longitude":-72.5340658,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421}},{"location":{"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"longitude":-72.54644950000002,"latitude":-13.156209200000015},"media":[{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FHuayna%20picchu.jpg?alt=media&token=150497e2-b281-4deb-a452-a0a2e71dd441","version":1,"type":"img","metadata":{"width":612,"height":408}},{"content":"Climb Huayna Picchu:\nIf you want the bird's eye view of Machu Picchu seen plastered over cafe walls the world over, then you need to climb Huayna Picchu. Located directly behind the city, the towering mountain is a fairly straightforward climb and requires no technical ability. You will need to pay a bit extra though to get your climb permit.\n","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2Fhuayna%20picchu%201.jpg?alt=media&token=6536c9ef-073a-4f00-b6bb-8bef1dedcfa0","version":1,"type":"img","metadata":{"width":275,"height":183}},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2Fhu%20p.mp3?alt=media&token=ffbf2024-c919-4aaf-bcc3-afa8f58d6a57"}],"address":"Huayna Picchu"},{"media":[{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FPriniciple%20temple.jpg?alt=media&token=eff0dc19-70d7-4a7d-b2de-06cc604eafad","type":"img","version":1,"metadata":{"height":507,"width":640}},{"content":"Visit the Main or Principal Temple:\nOne of the best things to do in Machu Picchu visits the Principal temple. This is a site that demands to be visited as it is one of the largest buildings. Located off the Sacred Plaza, this is another example of the sophistication of Inca masonry techniques.\n","type":"text"},{"version":1,"metadata":{"width":259,"height":194},"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FMain%20temple.jpg?alt=media&token=66682476-5cb6-4b0b-9c8d-4f86a99e3ff2","type":"img"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FPrincipal%20temple.mp3?alt=media&token=17da9816-cfbf-431e-929e-e3d28190afa8","type":"audio"}],"location":{"latitude":-13.164716511130688,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitude":-72.54416115,"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443},"address":"Main Temple"},{"media":[{"version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FTemple-of-the-3-Windows-2.jpg?alt=media&token=7c923a46-bfa8-464a-9377-ed16874d0ecf","metadata":{"width":575,"height":431},"type":"img"},{"type":"text","content":"The Temple of Three Windows:\nLocated in the Royal sector, the Temple of Three Windows is the first of three buildings that make up, what Bingham described as, the ‘Sacred Plaza’. Like other buildings in the royal sector, the Temple of Three Windows is made up of much larger blocks of stone, some weighing in excess of 3 tons! Because the three windows frame the three facing mountains perfectly, Bingham believed that the windows represented the three mythological caves from which the Ayar brothers – the three children of the sun – came onto the earth.\n\n"},{"metadata":{"height":750,"width":1000},"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FTemple_of_Three_Windows_Machu_Picchu.jpg?alt=media&token=e1fab123-4778-4c7f-b032-47e597820251","version":1,"type":"img"},{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FTemple%20of%20the%20three.mp3?alt=media&token=34dda298-d4df-43c2-8e71-059cb8cad92c"}],"address":"Temple of the Three Windows","location":{"longitude":-72.54410015,"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitude":-13.164679860866308,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421}},{"address":"Sacred Rock at Machu Picchu","media":[{"version":1,"metadata":{"width":575,"height":383},"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FSacred-Rock-Wanka-Machu-Picchu-1.jpg?alt=media&token=3ad27a1b-77a4-4f2a-bf8d-883ba8c9672e","type":"img"},{"content":"The Sacred Rock:\nThis giant and intriguing stone take the shape of the Putucusi mountain that sits directly behind it. Researchers are unsure what the rock was used for but one theory is that poetry and musical recitals took place in front of the stone.\n","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2Fla-roca-sagrada-machu-picchu.jpg?alt=media&token=ee66d7ed-0c1c-4ccc-9f26-ad71182788c8","version":1,"type":"img","metadata":{"height":533,"width":800}},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FkIw48Ff2fAvvgZ0GvCYV%2FThe%20Sacred%20Rock.mp3?alt=media&token=053fd8f4-0a8d-49c4-85f2-f4c73f264bca","type":"audio"}],"location":{"longitude":-72.54576749999998,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-13.161755203713524,"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443}}]
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