Machu Picchu

thumb|Early morning in Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2430 m ft us. Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 km mi us northwest of Cusco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a subtropical mountain climate. Quotes Sprawled across a ridge that once protected the inhabitants from unwanted visitors, surrounded by cliffs shrouded in mist, rise the ruins of a forgotten Inca city that survived the Spanish conquistadors. Looking down from above at the Urubamba River, a narrow strip flowing somewhere far below, for a moment you feel a touch of eternity, but a second later, the hubbub of tourists brings you back from the vanished Inca Empire to the reality of our days. Viktor Pinchuk, https://w.wiki/BLL$ "Machu Picchu, and not only...", a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk was held in Crimea en ru.wikinews.org 2024-09-27 External links Category:Peru Category:History of South America