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Landmarks
Machu Picchu
Cusco Region, Peru · c. 1450
A 15th-century Inca citadel set on a mountain ridge above the Sacred Valley. Its dry-stone ashlar walls are fitted so precisely that no mortar is used — an engineering response to seismic activity.
Key specifications
Altitude
2,430 m
Structures
200+
Style
Ashlar
Terraces
700+
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