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Machu Picchu
is a well preserved
Pre-Columbian
town located on a high mountain ridge above the
Urubamba valley
in modern-day
Peru
. It is thought the city was built by the
Inca
emperor
Pachacuti
starting in about 1440 and was inhabited until 1532. The city was re-discovered in 1911 by
Hiram Bingham
. This
World Heritage Site
is a popular
tourist
attraction.
Photo credit:
Chmouel Boudjnah
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