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[[Image:Machu_Picchu.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Machu Picchu]] | [[Image:Machu_Picchu.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Machu Picchu]] | ||
| − | '''Machu Picchu''' is the 'Lost City of the [[Inca]]s'. It was built on a [[Peru]]vian mountain ridge | + | '''Machu Picchu''' is the 'Lost City of the [[Inca]]s'. It was built on a [[Peru]]vian mountain ridge between 1440 and 1470 AD as a resort for Inca nobility and for [[astronomy]] purposes. |
| − | Machu Picchu is in the ''World Heritage List'' since 1983 and is one of the ''New 7 Wonders of the World'' since 2007. | + | Machu Picchu is in the ''[[World Heritage Site|World Heritage List]]'' since 1983 and is one of the ''New 7 Wonders of the World'' since 2007. |
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Chichen Itza]] | ||
| + | *[[Calakmul]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Former Cities]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Incas]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[Category:Peru]] |
Latest revision as of 15:36, July 13, 2016
Machu Picchu is the 'Lost City of the Incas'. It was built on a Peruvian mountain ridge between 1440 and 1470 AD as a resort for Inca nobility and for astronomy purposes.
Machu Picchu is in the World Heritage List since 1983 and is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World since 2007.