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Machu Picchu Landmarks and Historic sites

Machu Picchu attractions: monuments and popular sights



Landmarks and Historic sites


1 Llaqtapata

The Llaqtapata is correctly pronounced as yakta-pahta. It was first discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1912. "llacta" can be described as "town" and "pata" as "a height”. It is located...

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Address: Cusco, Peru
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Moon Temple

The Moon Temple is a set of architecturally enhanced caves, covering the entire landscape of the Huayna Picchu slopes. The remains of the Incan ceremonial temple is an open face, shallow cave...

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Sacred Valley

The Sacred Valley is a fantastic place of Peru attracting millions of visitors each year. Once here, one can get to see the spectacular Andean landscapes having agricultural...

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2 Sayacmarca

Sayacmarca has one entrance, a stairway up to the small city, this historic site is known as a fortress. One can see two parts here, a solar observation post, which is the temple of the Sun and...

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Address: Machu Picchu, Peru.
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Temple of the Sun

The Temple of the Sun in Machu Picchu is an amazing tourist attraction. It was used to honor and celebrate Inti, the Sun, and a significant Incan deity. It was also used as a solar observatory,...

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