Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Natural SiteWorld Heritage Site

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is a protected area in Peru covering over 35,000 hectares. It includes the natural environment surrounding the Machu Picchu archaeological site, located in the rugged cloud forest of the Yungas on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes and along both banks of the Urubamba River, which flows northwest in this section.

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Where it is

1
Huayna PicchuNatural Site · 6.0 km
2
Machu PicchuHistorical Site · 6.6 km
3
Ampay National SanctuaryNatural Site · 61 km
4
Plaza de ArmasHistorical Site · 79 km
5
Museo de Arte Precolombino CuscoMuseum · 79 km
6
Cusco CathedralHistorical Site · 79 km

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Where it is

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