Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
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How it came to be
It is thought to have been built in the mid-15th century, under the Inca emperor Pachacuti, on a ridge about 2,400 m high.
It barely appears in Spanish records. It became widely known after the American scholar Hiram Bingham reached it in 1911.
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