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Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old Peak", pronounced [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpiktʃu]) is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level[1]. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is one of the most familiar symbols of the Inca Empire.
The Incas started building it around AD 1430 but was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a hundred years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
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I like Machu Picchu because it is an ancient city built in the mountains of Peru. For me that is amazing because the inhabitants captured the environment around it. The rock materials used give he impression that the buildings emerged from the land, rather than being built by humans. The layout is extremely flowing and imitates he rolling hill upon which is is located. The sheer magnitude of such an incredible man-made city and yet so emersed in it's environment continues to inspire me. Ancient architecture, for me, is most amazing as it is often the product of a design and create process so distant in the minds of people today.
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