Machu Picchu – “Old Mountain”, pronounced – is a pre-Columbian Inca site situated 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is located on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and thru which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists imagine that Machu Picchu […]
