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Machu Picchu

OLD
MOUNTAIN
This marvel of Inca
architecture is located in the
department of Cusco to 2.360
meters of altitude, in the
Valley of the Urubamba
River. Machu Picchu holds
the rank of being considered
one of the 7 Wonders of the
World.
The area built in
Machu Picchu is 530
meters long by 200
wide and includes at
least 172 enclosures.
The complex is clearly
divided into two main
areas : the agricultural
area , formed by
assemblies of
cultivation terraces
and the urban area .
Other attractions that make up the urban
sector of Machu Picchu are Las Fuentes
Liturgical , The Main Temple , Royal
Mausoleum , the Palace of the Ñusta , The
Dry Moat , prisons , Industrial Sector , the
neighborhood of three identical Covers , The
Sacred Monolith and the Lower and Upper
Cemeteries
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