Machu Picchu
15th-century Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Summary
Machu Picchu is an ancient city[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,320 views/month, #1 of 953).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Hiram Bingham III[3], Agustín Lizárraga[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Urubamba Province[5], Cusco Department[6], Machupicchu District[7]
- Country: Peru[8]
- Instance of: archaeological site[9], World Heritage Site[10]
- Location: Aguas Calientes[11]
- Commons category: Machu Picchu[12]
- Inception: 1450[13]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1572[14]
- Coordinate location: -13.163333333333334, -72.54555555555555[15]
- Official website: http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Machu Picchu[17]
- Commons gallery: Machu Picchu[18]
- Visitors per year: 950,000[19]
- Heritage designation: cultural heritage of Peru[20], Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[21]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 2430[23]
- Area: 32,500[24]
- Culture: Inca culture[25]
- Directions: En la ribera izquierda del llamado Cañón del Urubamba.[26], Inte ła riva sanca del denomenà Cànion de l'Urubamba[27], A la riba esquerra del Congost del riu Urubamba[28]
- Located in protected area: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
- Ground level 360 degree view URL: https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/santuario-historico-de-machu-picchu-casa-de-los-nobles/aQFExMrHgP-cnQ?hl=en&sv_lng=-72.54495507291048&sv_lat=-13.16402252726972&sv_h=35.82002380729517&sv_p=-10.098123157382673&sv_pid=EmUC8SWPFV33M41kwXa8HA&sv_z=0.33229984870289964[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Machu Picchu include Machu Picchu Base[32], an Antarctic research station[33], in Peru[34], founded in 1945[35] and 8277 Machu-Picchu[36], an asteroid[37].
Why It Matters
Machu Picchu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Machu Picchu Base[32], an Antarctic research station[33], in Peru[34], founded in 1945[35] and 8277 Machu-Picchu[36], an asteroid[37].