Submitted by Louis A. Claudio
Machu Picchu
Cuzco, Cuzco, Peru
Category: Archaeological Landscapes
Machu Picchu, Peru is a citadel of the Inka built high in the Andes Mountains, above the Urubamba River valley as an estate for the Inka emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472) and used for 80 years before being abandoned at the time of the Spanish conquest, though they never reached the site.
