Intihuatana Stone, The Machu Picchu Sundial. Stock Photo

Machu picchu different view from the sundial intihuatana stone. The Intihuatana is one of the constructions of Machu Picchu that more visitors want to know. It is in the highest part of the religious sector, in the heart of the citadel. It is a solid monolith carved in three levels in such a way that when receiving the sun’s rays its shadow indicates the time of sowing and harvesting in the place. Popular belief states that by putting your hands there, one is filled with the energies of the sun.