Machu Picchu

[mah-choo peek-choo, pee-choo]

noun

1. the site of an ancient Incan and pre-Incan city, about 7,000 feet (2,130 meters) above sea level in the Andes, in S central Peru.

Machu Picchu

/ ˈmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːktʃuː /

noun

1. a ruined Incan city in S Peru

Example Sentences

The razor-sharp mountains on the horizon don’t inspire your imagination — they make you think of Machu Picchu.

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The only concerns towering over her trip were cloud-ringed mountains and the glory of Machu Picchu, which is visited by around 1.5 million people each year.

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Peru is home to many of the Americas' most significant archaeological discoveries, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes and the mysterious Nazca Lines etched into the desert along the central coast.

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This winter, he and Murphy went to Peru and toured Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel perched on an 8,000-foot-high mountain ridge.

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The protesters had taken to the streets on Thursday to demand the government rescind a contract that allows a company to sell tickets to Machu Picchu for the first time.

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