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  1. Machu Picchu
    Machu Picchu15th century Inca citadel
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    LocationUrubamba, Cusco, Peru
    Alternative nameMachupicchu
    Altitude2,430 m (7,972 ft)
     Mystery and Majesty
    Mystery and Majesty
    Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. It is the most famous symbol of the Inca Empire, a powerful civilization that ruled much of South America before the Spanish conquest.
    Etymology

    The site is on a narrow saddle between two mountain peaks, Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu. In the Quechua language, machu means "old" or "old person" and wayna (spelled huayna in standard Spanish orthography) … See more

    History

    Machu Picchu was previously believed (by Richard L. Burger, professor of anthropology at Yale University) to have been built in the 1450s. However, a 2021 study led by Burger used radiocarbon dating (specifically, … See more

    Geography

    Machu Picchu lies in the Southern Hemisphere, 13.111 degrees south of the equator. It is 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Cusco, on the crest of the mountain Machu Picchu, located about 2,430 mete… See more

    Site

    The site is roughly divided into an urban sector and an agricultural sector, with the former divided between an upper town and a lower town. The temples are in the upper town, the warehouses in the lower.
    The archite… See more