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Machu Picchu Cusco Peru 1980

The final destination of our railway journey from Cusco. Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a 2,430-meter (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. The Incas built the estate around 1450 but actually abandoned it a century later, at the time of the Spanish conquest.

It was obviously a tourist site when we visited but has become much more popular since 1980. In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll & I have to say its location in the Andes is absolutely stunning.
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4 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Fascinating scene !!
Thank you for the note.
2 years ago

Annemarie said:

beautiful
Happy sunday!
2 years ago ( translate )

raingirl said:

picture perfect. and the stories that must go along with that place. what a great trip that must have been. gorgeous.
2 years ago

Loose_Grip/Pete replied to raingirl:

Thanks very much. It was probably the most impressive site I've visited and yes, it was a great trip - it also included short breaks in Tahiti & New Zealand before returning to Indonesia where I was working at the time...
2 years ago