MACHU PICCHU

MACHU PICCHU FACTS

• Machu Picchu is also known as the Lost City of the Incas
• It is located in the eastern Andes Mountains
• It is 7,970ft above sea level
• Machu Picchu is built with polished dry stone walls
• The most popular way to approach Machu Picchu is the inca trail treck

MORE MACHU PICCHU FACTS

• Machu Picchu is built in the 1450s
• Machu Picchu was built as the royal estate for the 9th inca King Pachacuti
• The population was about 1,000 people
• It was located about 50 miles from Cuzco
• There was around 140 buildings in the city as well as over 100 flights of stone steps

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