![]() ![]() ![]() The Inca civilization had no written language and, after the discovery by a Spanish soldier Baltasar Ocampo, by the end of the 16th-century no more Europeans visited the site until the 19th century, so far as is known, so there are no written records of the site while it was in use. In English, the name is pronounced / ˌ m ɑː tʃ uː ˈ p iː tʃ uː/ or / ˌ m æ tʃ uː ˈ p iː k tʃ uː/, in Spanish as or, and in Quechua ( Machu Pikchu) as. In reference to the site’s name, for most speakers of English or Spanish, the first 'c' in Picchu is silent. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. ![]() 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. ![]()
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