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Machu Picchu Map of western South America highlighting Peru, with a pink star marking the location of Machu Picchu as a World Heritage Site in the Andes, north of Lima and near the borders with Brazil and Bolivia. Map of southern Peru highlighting the location of Machu Picchu near the Urubamba River and Cuzco, with Manu National Park shown nearby. International borders with Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile are marked, and an inset map shows the region's position within Peru. Hiram Bingham at Machu Picchu Machu Picchu: Inca dwellings Machu Picchu, Peru Machu Picchu: stepped terraces and dwellings Machu Picchu: industrial area The precisely fitted stone walls of the Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu rise behind rougher, irregular stonework in the foreground, with a plant growing at the base. Stone ruins at Machu Picchu overlook the steep, green mountains and winding Urubamba River valley below in Peru.
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Panoramic view of Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru, designated a World Heritage site in 1983.
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Detail of location of Machu Picchu in south-central Peru.
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Hiram Bingham at Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham at Machu Picchu, Peru, 1912.
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Machu Picchu: Inca dwellings
Inca dwellings at Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Machu Picchu: stepped terraces and dwellings
Stepped agricultural terraces and dwellings at Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Machu Picchu: industrial area
Industrial area at Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Finely crafted stonework of the Temple of the Sun is juxtaposed with less-skilled...
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View of the Urubamba River valley from the ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Ancient Inca ruins at the foot of the peak of Machu Picchu in south-central Peru.
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Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, statue in Machupicchu, Peru.
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