The Face of the Inca: An Extraordinary Feature of the Ancient City of Machu Picchu — | Galapagos | Scoop.it
Built atop a mountain ridge 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level the ancient citadel city of Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru. Above the sacred valley, some eighty kilometers northwest from Cuzco, it is thought that this sacred ancient city was constructed as an estate for …