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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an Incan Empire ruins located in the Urubamba Valley of Peru, alongside the mountain ridge of the Andes Mountains at an elevation of 2,430m. At the time, the capital of the Incan Empire was located in Cusco, located at an altitude of 3,400m, which is about 1,000m higher than Machu Picchu. Cusco is now one of the most important cities in Peru and its historic center has been registered as a World Heritage Site since 1983.
The Incan Empire was destroyed in 1533 by Spanish conquistadors. Due to the lack of writing of the Andean Civilization, it is still unclear why the ruins of Machu Picchu were built, as well as the relationship and role it was meant to share with Cusco, the Incan Empire's capital.
The Incan Empire was destroyed in 1533 by Spanish conquistadors. Due to the lack of writing of the Andean Civilization, it is still unclear why the ruins of Machu Picchu were built, as well as the relationship and role it was meant to share with Cusco, the Incan Empire's capital.
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Machu Picchu, 15th-century Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location: Urubamba Province, Cusco
Inception: 1450
Elevation above the sea: 2,430 m
Area: 32,500 ha
Website: machupicchu.gob.pe
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