Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu meaning ‘Old Peak’ was built around the year 1460 in classical Inca style; the site is 80 km northwest of Cuzco. Machu Picchu probably is the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The site was rediscovered by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911 and was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. At the site the primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun.