Where is World's Most Popular Tourist 'Landmark'?

Macchu Picchu become a landmark of the popular tourist area - TripAdvisor

A well-known tourist area in Peru, or the so-called Old Mountain is regarded as the Incan City lost, and to the attention of the world body, so as to be recognized as World Heritage of UNESCO since 1983 and is also one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

A unique place at altitude, looks mist surrounding it, present the impression of a magical and full of wonder, as what used to this place, very impressive. Quoting Wikipedia, the location of pre-Columbian Inca ruins are located in a mountainous area at an altitude of about 2350 m above sea level, located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km northwest of Cusco.

A decent place into a tourist landmark for Peru, spectacular and gained worldwide recognition as the most popular, even many people who want to visit there, just feel the aroma and atmosphere of the ancient Inca heyday.

You certainly want to take pictures and save them as precious memories, indeed landmark location travel is a must-see, must be seen as an icon of the building.


In the world, we can find many 'landmark' locations and becoming a tourism icon country, so that each country will prepare well, they must have their own distinctive landmark.

Maybe we can look at other domestic tourist landmarks that got the attention of many tourists in the world, from the list given by TripAdvisor, 10 of the most popular landmarks in the world.

1. Machu Picchu, Peru
2. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Saudi Arabia
3. Angkor Vat, Cambodia
4. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
5. Taj Mahal, India

6. Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain
7. Church od the Savior on Spilt Blood, Russia
8. Alhambra, Spain
9. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington
10. Milan Cathedral, Duomo, Italy

See the above list, certainly many countries will prepare their tourist landmarks, and then to the attention of the tourists. Increasingly popular can certainly make a positive contribution to the development of tourism in a country in the world.

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(Source CA Setyanti - CNN Indonesia, TripAdvisor /Images L Pandjaitan - Peru)