Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). Often referred...
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Machu Picchu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Machu-Picchu may refer to: Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca fortification in Peru 8277 Machu-Picchu...
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District. It rises over Machu Picchu, the so-called Lost City of the Incas. The Incas built a trail up the side of the Huayna Picchu and constructed temples...
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The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three...
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Aguas Calientes, Peru (redirect from Machu Picchu town)
Vilcanota River. It is the closest access point to the historical site of Machu Picchu which is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away or about a 90-minute walk. There...
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Hiram Bingham III (category Machu Picchu)
politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farmers....
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The Machu Picchu Scientific Base is a Peruvian polar scientific research facility in Antarctica, established to conduct Antarctic research on geology,...
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Agustín Lizárraga (category Machu Picchu)
discovered Machu Picchu on 14 July 1902, nine years prior to American explorer Hiram Bingham. "Agustín Lizárraga is the discoverer of Machu Picchu, and lived...
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PeruRail (redirect from Cusco - Machu Picchu)
gauge Ferrocarril Santa Ana to Aguas Calientes, delivering tourists for Machu Picchu. It operates in a 50/50 joint venture between Belmond Limited and Peruvian...
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importance to Machu Picchu" in Manú National Park. In 2013, he claimed to have discovered the tomb of the Inca emperor Pachacutec at Machu Picchu. In 2017...
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the new World Wonders generated great expectations and the election of Machu Picchu was celebrated nationwide. The Chilean representative for Easter Island's...
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Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is a protected area in Peru covering over 35,000 hectares. It includes the natural environment surrounding the Machu Picchu archaeological...
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Inca aqueducts (section Machu Picchu)
Lima. Machu Picchu, the most famous and well preserved of Inca archeological sites, contains a complex aqueduct system. Construction of Machu Picchu began...
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Gēmusetto (redirect from Gemusetto Machu Picchu)
2019 on Adult Swim. The first season, titled Gēmusetto Machu Picchu (stylized as ゲ–ムセット Machu Picchu), follows the exploits of Makasu, a sportsman and relic...
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Prior to its launch, a television special recorded in the ruins of Machu Picchu was presented on Chilean and Peruvian television. After the release of...
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visitors a year and providing passage to numerous Incan ruins, such as Machu Picchu, one of the Seven modern wonders of the world and others. The Constitution...
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Machu Picchu in Peru, with some 100 Brazilian extras. It was choreographed by Raju Sundaram and supervised by Fernando Astete, director of the Machu Picchu...
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Intihuatana, Urubamba (category Machu Picchu)
of Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu) is a notable ritual stone associated with the astronomic clock or calendar of the Inca in South America. Machu Picchu was...
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destination. In 2019, 1.6 million people, the majority non-Peruvians, visited Machu Picchu, its most famous archaeological site. Many of the same tourists also...
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modern techniques, many previously lost cities have been rediscovered. Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba...
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1911 explorer Hiram Bingham mistakenly identified the abandoned ruin of Machu Picchu as Vilcabamba, but he also visited a ruin called Espiritu Pampa by local...
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Peru–Yale University dispute (category Machu Picchu)
from Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca site high in the Peruvian Andes active c. 1420–1532. In the several years following his re-discovery of Machu Picchu in...
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Machu Picchu celebra 14 aniversario como Maravilla del Mundo". elperuano.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022. LR, Redacción (7 July 2022). "Machu...
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Incan site in southern Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u...
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incorporated into Spanish Colonial structures. The famous royal estate of Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu) is a surviving example of Inca architecture. Other significant...
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assembly have been used. The dry ashlar of Inca architecture in Cusco and Machu Picchu is particularly fine and famous. The word is attested in Middle English...
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Inca technology (section Machu Picchu)
supplied noble residents with water for non agricultural purposes. In 1450, Machu Picchu was constructed. This date was determined and based on the Carbon 14...
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Inca Bridge (category Machu Picchu)
places related to access to Machu Picchu, in Peru. One of the two was built by the Incas as a secret entrance to Machu Picchu for the Inca army. This Inca...
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of the site Machu Picchu, at the confluence of the rivers Cusichaca and Vilcanota on a mountain named Patallacta. On his way to Machu Picchu (at: 13°13′57″S...
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approximately 40 mi (64 km) north of Cusco and 35 mi (56 km) east of Machu Picchu. The Lares Valley lies in the east of the Urubamba mountain range, traversing...
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