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Machu Picchu

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). It is situated in the Machupicchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River, which forms a deep canyon with a subtropical…

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Owner
Peruvian Government
Location
Machupicchu District, Urubamba, Cusco, Peru · Latin America and the Caribbean
Abandoned
c. 1532 – c. 1565
Area
38,160.87 ha (94,297.6 acres)
Built
c. 1450 – c. 1470
Condition
Preserved

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related to Preservation · 9
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see also · 8
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Machu PicchuAbandonedc. 1532 – c. 15651.00infobox
Machu PicchuArea38,160.87 ha (94,297.6 acres)1.00infobox
Machu PicchuBuiltc. 1450 – c. 14701.00infobox
Machu PicchuConditionPreserved1.00infobox
Machu PicchuCriteriaMixed: i, iii, vii, ix1.00infobox
Machu PicchuCulturesInca civilization1.00infobox
Machu PicchuDiscoveredAgustín Lizárraga (1902) Hiram Bingham (1911)1.00infobox
Machu PicchuElevation2,430 m (7,970 ft)1.00infobox
Machu PicchuInscription1983 (7th Session)1.00infobox
Machu PicchuLocationMachupicchu District, Urubamba, Cusco, Peru1.00infobox
Machu PicchuLocationLatin America and the Caribbean1.00infobox
Machu PicchuManagementPeruvian Ministry of Culture1.00infobox
Machu PicchuOfficial nameHistoric Sanctuary of Machu Picchu1.00infobox
Machu PicchuOwnerPeruvian Government1.00infobox
Machu PicchuPublic accessYes1.00infobox
Machu PicchuReference2741.00infobox
Machu PicchuRegionAndes1.00infobox
Machu PicchuTypeLlaqta (settlement)[a]1.00infobox
Machu PicchuWebsitemachupicchu.gob.pe1.00infobox
Machu Picchuis a15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 20.90text

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