Machu Picchu (pronunciado /ˈmɐt͡ʃʊ ˈpɪkt͡ʃʊ/ en quechua, «monte viejo») es el nombre contemporáneo que se da a una llacta —antiguo poblado incaico andino— construida antes del Siglo XV, ubicada en la Cordillera Oriental del sur del Perú, en la cadena montañosa de Los Andes a 2430 metros sobre el nivel del mar.
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- 13°09′47″S 72°32′44″O / -13.163055555556, -72.545555555556
- Mixto
- Perú Perú
Lo cierto es que Machu Picchu conforma uno de los más grandes símbolos detrás de lo que fue la impresionante arquitectura e ingeniería del Imperio Inca. Si bien su origen aún es objeto de estudio, el valor y trascendencia que representó en su época, así como su imponente diseño, le han valido para ser considerada una de las siete maravillas del mundo moderno.
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site in Peru, in South America . The Incas built the city on a mountain ridge, 2430m above sea level. They lived there between 1200 and 1450 AD. Other people lived there before about 650 AD. The Incas built houses, fields and temples by cutting the rock on the mountain so it was flat.
- 1572
- 2,430 metres (7,970 ft)
- c. 1450
- Peru, Cusco Region
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Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. [2] [3] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.
- c. 1450
- Cusco Region, Peru
- 1983 (7th session)
- Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 22, 2023 · Machu Picchu, also spelled Machupijchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- When was Machu Picchu declared a UNESCO World Heritage site?Machu Picchu was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. It is one of the few major pre-Columbian ruins found nearly intact.
- Who initiated the scientific study of Machu Picchu?Yale University professor Hiram Bingham was first led to Machu Picchu by Melchor Arteaga, a Quechua-speaking resident, in 1911. Bingham subsequentl...
- Why was Machu Picchu built?Both skeletal and material remains suggest that Machu Picchu was built to serve as a royal retreat, although its purpose is ultimately unknown. The...
Sep 28, 2020 · Español: Machu Picchu (quechua: Machu Pikchu; “montaña vieja”) es una ciudadela construida durante la época del Imperio Inca, en el Perú. Enclavada en una cumbre montañosa a 2.350 metros sobre el valle de Urubamba. Es una de las joyas arquitectónicas y arqueológicas más importantes de los incas.