Very recently, the BuzzFeed website released the results of a survey about Instagram 29 top places around the world to take pictures, and the citadel of Machu Picchu was fairly ranked among them.
Be it selfies, pictures with friends, couple images and a wide variety of locations, Instagram users surely post a lot of photographies from all places worldwide, the Eiffel tower and Machu Picchu for instance. BuzzFeed went through this social trend and ended up with a ranking of the 29 top places in the world for the social media’s users to take their pictures. The final list is surprising in some ways, and also gives a good assessment of current touristic trends.
Machu Picchu has very good photos in Instagram
The renowned Inca citadel of Machu Picchu ranks on number 13, at the list’s upper half; what is really worthy of further comment is that the wonderful archaeological site in Peru is above places which have always been heavyweights on global tourism. To begin with, on Instagram 29 top places, after Machu Picchu we can find the Giza Pyramids, one of the world’s wonders and pride of Egypt; also, below the Inca citadel there is the Athens Acropolis. And surprisingly, the Empire State Building in New York and the Coliseum in Rome also.
Above Machu Picchu we can find on BuzzFeed’s list about Instagram 29 top places classic destinations like Walt Disney World in Orlando (3rd place), the Eiffel tower (2nd place) and at the first place, California’s great attraction, Disneyland; it really seems that children fun and romance prevail among Instagram users.
Discover the Andean nature in your next trip
The reasons of Machu Picchu’s rise among social media picture lovers can be traced to: the rise of Peru as a top touristic destination worldwide, the wonderful combination of Andean and subtropical jungle landscape that surrounds the citadel, the majestic architecture of the site which is a top display of the Inca imperial style and the adventure of arriving to One of the New 7 Wonders of the World which sits on a mountain’s top. All of this and more have brought visitors to Machu Picchu and to other Andean attractions like the Inca Trail.
So, don’t wait any longer and book your hi-tech, Instagram picture-taking vacation with us! Contact our professional staff here at TOUR IN PERU and have a wonderful time in Machu Picchu this 2018, one of that social media 29 top places in the world!
There are many llamas in the inca citadel of Machu Picchu
