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2. Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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   Machu Picchu [a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [9] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [10] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.

3. How to Visit Machu Picchu the Right Way - AOL

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4. Tourism in Peru - Wikipedia

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   The ruins of Machu Picchu are the most internationally recognized of all the ruins of Peru and therefore receive the most tourists. The other popular ruins are those of Chan Chan, Sipán, Kuelap, Nazca Lines, Ollantaytambo, Caral, Sacsayhuamán, and Sillustani. Tourists also visit the Spanish colonial architecture in many cities in Peru.

5. Sacred Valley - Wikipedia

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   The Incas are renowned for their precision in stone masonry. The architecture was a means of bringing order to untamed areas and the people of the Andes region. Machu Picchu, located in the Sacred Valley, is an example of the Incas adapting building strategies that acknowledge the topography of the area.

6. Aguas Calientes, Peru - Wikipedia

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   The village of Machupicchu did not exist until the railroad was built, as it was a center for construction workers. It took off after the railroad opened in 1931 and foreign tourists started arriving to visit the Machu Picchu ruins. Enterprising individuals set up businesses serving the tourists, primarily restaurants and small hotels.

7. Machu Picchu reopens today – is it safe to visit? - AOL

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   Popular tourist spot Machu Picchu is reopening on 15 February, after escalating political protests in Peru caused its closure.. Train links to the Incan site were suspended in December and at the ...