Machu Picchu Machu Picchu "Lost City of the Incas" OK Everyone so im here at Machu Picchu, but before i go into it all heres some facts that i copied straight from "es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu" Machu Picchu is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge. Elevation measurements reports the elevation as 2,350 m (7,710 ft). Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911. NOW ME Ok so its day 5 and we have arrived at Machu Picchu, what a fantastic place and without any doubt the best of the inca ruins that i have seen in
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