The famous mountain of Machu Picchu in Peru

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The picture you are looking at is the famous Machu Picchu mountain in Peru. It is originally located on a mountain peak above the Urubamba Valley in Peru.

Machu Picchu is an Inca city that predates the discovery of America by Columbus. Its height is 2,400 meters or 7,875 feet above sea level. It is originally located on a mountain peak above the Urubamba Valley in Peru.

According to media reports, Machu Picchu is perhaps the most famous monument of the Inca civilization, known as the Lost City of the Incas. Built around 1450 AD, it was largely abandoned a hundred years later when the Inca civilization was invaded by Spain.

After remaining unknown for hundreds of years, it was brought back to the world's attention in 1911 by an American historian named Hyrum Bingham. Since then Machu Picchu has become an attractive and visited place for tourists.

In 1981 it was declared as a protected historical area of Peru. In 1983, UNESCO included it in their list of World Heritage Sites.

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