Machu Picchu was constructed in the classical Inca style, featuring finely crafted dry-stone walls. Notable structures include the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Three Windows, and the …

Jan 5, 2026 · Machu Picchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles from Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. One of the few major pre-Columbian ruins found …

Save this place to a Trip, where you can track your faves and get personalized picks as you plan. It's no wonder Machu Picchu is Peru's most-visited site. Dating to the mid-1400s, it's a marvel of mortar …

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for the works of Machu Picchu, a World Heritage site in Peru, from National Geographic.

Jan 19, 2026 · Today, Machu Picchu is among South America’s most visited historical sites. Here are amazing things we know about this legacy of the long-gone Inca Empire.

Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire …

It was built as a royal estate for the first Inka emperor, Pachacuti Inka Yupanqui, in the middle of the 15th century, on a mountain saddle overlooking the Urubamba River (in modern day Peru).