Machu Picchu: Inca Mountain Fortress

It stands as a silent witness to one of the greatest civilizations to have ever existed on planet earth. Perched on a mountain ridge some 2500m above sea level, the mysterious city of Machu Picchu is no longer, and it’s been empty for nearly half a millennium. Built by the Incas sometime in the middle of the 15th century, it was only occupied for about 100 years, and then the people vanished. The city lay hidden from the world for almost 400 years until an American historian stumbled across it in 1911. Who built this amazing monument to Inca greatness, and what connection is there between their accomplishments and another ancient story found in the pages of the Bible?