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  2. Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    38,160.87 ha. Machu Picchu[a] is a 15th-century Inca site 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. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province [11] above ...

  3. Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    663,069.68 ha. 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. Mollepata is the longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and intersects with the Classic route before ...

  4. Hiram Bingham III - Wikipedia

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    Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham served as the 69th Governor of Connecticut for a single day in 1925—the shortest ...

  5. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    38,160.87 ha. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu[2] is a protected area in Peru covering over 35,000 hectares. It includes the natural environment surrounding the Machu Picchu archaeological site, located in the rugged cloud forest of the Yungas on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes and along both banks of the Urubamba River, which ...

  6. Lares trek - Wikipedia

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    Lares trek. Lares trek. The Lares trek is a two- or three-day high-altitude hike in Cusco, Peru, starting near the village Lares, approximately 40 mi (64 km) north of Cusco and 35 mi (56 km) east of Machu Picchu. The Lares Valley lies in the east of the Urubamba mountain range, traversing part of the Sacred Valley.

  7. Inca Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Inca Bridge (rope bridge) This Inca Bridge was an ancient Inca grass rope bridge [5] out of Machu Picchu, crossing the Urubamba River southeast of Cusco in the Pongo de Mainique. Every one or two years, a replica bridge is constructed from dried grasses and wood. The biannual changing of the bridge is celebrated as a major event by locals.

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