Machu Picchu
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| - | + | '''Machu Picchu''' is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in [[Peru]]. | |
| - | '''Machu Picchu''' (in hispanicized spelling, {{IPA-es|ˈmatʃu ˈpiktʃu}}<!-- needs the k, there are 2 cs in Picchu! Without the "k" it doesn't mean Peak. -->) or '''Machu Pikchu''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''machu'' old, old person, ''pikchu'' pyramid; mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks,<ref>Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: '''''machu''''' - ''adj. y s. m. Viejo. Hombre de mucha edad (Úsase también para animales).'' - '''''machu''''' - ''s. m. Anciano. Viejo.'' '''''pikchu''''' - ''s. Pirámide. Sólido puntiagudo de varias caras. || Cono. Ch'utu.'' '''''machu pikchu''''' - ''s. La gran ciudadela pétrea que fue quizá uno de los más grandes monumentos religiosos del incanato, entre el valle del Cusco y la selva virgen (JAL). || Monumento arqueológico situado en el departamento actual del Cusco, junto al río Urubamba, en una cumbre casi inaccesible (JL).''</ref> "old peak", pronunciation {{IPA-qu|ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu|}}) is a 15th-century [[Inca Empire|Inca]] site located {{Convert|2430|m|ft}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]].<ref name="unesco"/><ref name="UNESCO WHC">UNESCO World Heritage Centre.</ref> It is located in the [[Cusco Region]], [[Urubamba Province]], [[Machupicchu District]] in [[Peru]].<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)</ref> It is situated on a mountain ridge above the [[Sacred Valley]] which is {{Convert|80|km|mi}} northwest of [[Cusco]] and through which the [[Urubamba River]] flows. Most [[archaeologists]] believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor [[Pachacuti]] (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of [[Inca Empire|Inca civilization]]. | + | |
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Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru.
Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.
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See also
- Choquequirao
- Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
- The Chilean Inca Trail
- Iperu, tourist information and assistance
- Kuelap
- Lares trek, an alternate route to that of the Inca Trail
- List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
- List of largest monoliths in the world
- Putucusi, neighboring mountain
- Tourism in Peru
- Caral
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