Machu Picchu (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu]) (Quechua: Machu Picchu;[ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.It is
Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel © Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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