Machu Picchu: Top Photos

Inca citadel in the clouds above the Urubamba

Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, whi
The citadel occupies a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley at 2,430 metres (8,000 ft). Its name, Machu Pikchu, means "Old Peak" in Quechua. © Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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