Machu Picchu - Peru

15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province.

Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472).

It was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham.