its a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Machu Picchu is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows.
Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, about 50 miles northwest of the city of Cusco. It is in the mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley and near the Urubamba River.
Machu Pichu is located in Peru, South America. It is located more specifically on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 50 miles northwest of Cusco where the Urubamba river passes through.
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it is located in Peru
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yes machu pichu is a world wonder
Machu Pichu is located in south central Peru in South America. The nearest country to the east is Brazil. The nearest country to the south is Bolivia
it was in Mesoamerica
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No it is in Peru.
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It's believed that Machu Pichu is so high up because of the centre of the Incan's religion - The Sun. People think that Machu Pichu is a religious city, and was build at such an elevation to get closer to said god.
Machu Pichu's elevation is 2,429.9 meters.
machu pichu was discovered on July 24, 1911
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