Machu Picchu was constructed in the classical Inca style, featuring finely crafted dry-stone walls. Notable structures include the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Three Windows, and the Intihuatana ritual stone.
Machu Picchu is a site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles from Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. One of the few major pre-Columbian ruins found nearly intact, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.
Save this place to a Trip, where you can track your faves and get personalized picks as you plan. It's no wonder Machu Picchu is Peru's most-visited site. Dating to the mid-1400s, it's a marvel of mortar-free limestone architecture perched on a high plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle.
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Today, Machupicchu stands as a UNESCO World Heritage site and the enduring pride of Peru. Nestled in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the Inka city of Machupicchu was planned and built around 1450 AD during the reign of the Inka Pachakuteq.