Machu Picchu

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.

## See also[edit]

* Chichen Itza
* Calakmul

## External links[edit]

* Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
* Machu Picchu - New 7 Wonders