Machu Picchu was the building from 1450 until it was abandoned 100 years later. Then it became a tourist site as of today

yes it is in a valley between two mountains in the Andes mountain range.

Peru

It was thought that Small pox killed off most of the people within fifty years of its founding. Soon after the government failed and the City was forgotten. Though it is possible for a city's inhabitants to be wiped out to the last soul, by floods, vulcanoes, mudslides, wars or pandemic disease, it has happened more often that thriving civilisations are laid low by crop losses and small climate changes affecting plant growth or water supply from rivers. Survivors move away.

No one exactly knows why but some people believe that it was hidden because the Spanish declared it. Idk if it’s true though🧐

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.

Ti takes about 9 hours from Peru to the us on a plane also it will take longer because of the things at the air port luggage

Nothing tore it down.

Its buildings were built with strong stone inlays, and they were able to be restored by workers in the recent years. The workers are still restoring it to this day.

both, depends on which part you're looking at

There is not onedefinite answer as to why Machu Picchu was abandoned. But there are many theories surrounding its abandonment. Some theories state that it was due to Spanish invasion and wide spread disease however they found very few remains at the site that has any sign of disease at the time of death. Also the remains show no sign or warfare death, so this rules out the theory of the Spanish invasion. Other theories suggest that the cost of maintaining the citadel because of its isolated location to much. some other theories suggest that their gods told them to leave as it was now sacred land and to remain there would curse them. Also after the death of their ruler some theorists suggest that when a ruler died they had to abandon the city as it was custom but this theory does not hold much weight as remains show that after the death of the first ruler there were another 3 generations of successor's.

There seems to be no theory that is proven beyond doubt as to what caused the demise in the population of Machu Picchu as there is no written record. However we can (based on available evidence) draw the conclusion that two theories seem the most plausible. these are that they abandoned the city because of religious beliefs and orders from their gods or because the cost of maintaining the city grew to much.

well since the Inca was located on the mountains they would have to move because their houses would be unstable.

The next answer: Un-True the Inca built their houses on the mountains because it was high up and no one could find them, they didn't move, they got concured by the spanish. They also had little flat lands for their gardens and houses.

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the incas did build there homes on mountains because they lived high in the Andes Mountains.

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The is no evidence that ALL the incas were conquered by the Spanish as the Incas from Machi Picchu left before the Spanish arrived!

So it still remains a mystery as too where the Incas went.

Incas used the mountains for:

> Grazing animals

> Growing crops

> A good view point

> So they would be closer to the sky - heaven

Hope I helped.

Machu Picchu was used as a living envirement. people use to live in Machu Picchu. thats what it was used for.

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They are both located in the mountains of the Andes.

how Peru is so poor then their houses wouldn't be as good as American houses

it was not destroyed. nature broke it down:(

It's called the Lost City of the Incas because it was built before Spanish arrived, probably when the Inca civilization was at its peak. The mecca was abandoned at one point but also remained "undiscovered" until 1911. It's the most intact representation of the civilization. At many other Inca sites things were destroyed or defaced during Spanish colonization or over time. Machu Picchu was basically preserved for a few hundred years by the overgrowing jungle that hid it.

mostly rocks and stone and they used bird droppings and egg whites to make concrete

I would say yes you pay to see it.

10-11 years

yes machu pichu is a world wonder