USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Often referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -A symbol of the Incan Empire and built around 1450AD, Machu Picchu was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perched on a mountain ridge overlooking the Urubamba Valley in the high Peruvian Andes, Machu Picchu is one of the most famous archeological discoveries in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often mistakenly referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas” (a title more accurately applied to Vilcabamba), it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nestled high in the slopes of the Andes, the ruins of Machu Picchu continue to reveal the mysteries of the Inca Empire.