Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas), Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru, photo by Julia Manzerova
Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) is an Inca fortress city situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in the Andes in the western South American country of Peru. The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Built around 1460, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Source: Wikipedia, Photo: Julia Manzerova
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Tags: ancient, andes, inca, machu picchu, peru, places to visit, world heritage site
Filed in: general information, south america
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