Machu Picchu (ejtsd: macsu pikcsu, kecsua nyelven a. m. „Öreg csúcs”) [1] az egykori Inka Birodalomból maradt romváros a perui Cusco megyében; izgalmas és festői fekvésű régészeti lelőhely.
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
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Hajdan az Inka Birodalom központja volt. A Spanyol Birodalom a 16. században hódította meg a régiót, és alkirályságot hozott létre, amely a dél-amerikai területek jó részét magába foglalta, a fővárosa pedig Limában volt. Peru 1821-24-ben kikiáltotta a függetlenségét.
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.
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- 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...
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
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day.