Machu Picchu Snow Globe from Peru. Measures: 3 inches tall x 2 inches wide Machu Picchu is one of the most important world wonders. Machu Picchu was the most important city from the ancient peruvian Inca culture. It was a fortress constructed on the top of mountain in the highlands of Cuzco. Machu Picchu is not only admired because of the beauty of its architecture but also because of the supernatural energy that visitors can feel in the fortress. Machu Picchu was the center of the most important culture from South America.