The Incas called Lake Titicaca "The womb of Mankind." Lakeside dwellers of today regard themselves as the "oldest people in the world." It is the world's highest navigable lake (12,500 feet) 3,820 meters.
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Machu Picchu in Quechua means "Old Peak" is sometimes called the "lost City of the Incas" is a well preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located 2,430 meters (7,910 feet) above sea level on a mountain ridge.
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Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in Peru about 70 kilometers (44 miles) northwest of Cusco.
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Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire.
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Situated along the Pacific shoreline it is graced by a sculptured monument to love. El Beso (The Kiss), sculpted by Victor Delfín, was placed here to celebrate the lovers who gather to catch the sunset off the shoreline of Miraflores. The popular park was opened on February 14, 1993, St Valentine's Day.
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A view from Putucusi Mountain.
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The highest lake in the world has the highest rainbows.
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The sparkling, azure waters of majestic Lake Titicaca stretch out over the horizon, the perfect place to experience the wonders of Peru.
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Peru and Bolivia share the lake, which is 3,500 square miles, and about 850 feet deep in the center.
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The mountains and high plateaus of the central Andes, especially in Bolivia and Peru, were the political and economic centre of the Incan Empire.
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Putucusi, "happy mountain" in Quechua, is a round-shaped mountain that reaches 2,600 meters above Sea Level at its peak, and is located across the valley from the Inca citadel.
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The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people certainly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet elevation), erecting many hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400's, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning 'Old Peak' in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time.
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This is the mountain directly facing the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, and its Quechua name means 'Happy Mountain'. It has an altitude of 2,400 metres above sea level.
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This dangerous and demanding 3-hour hike (round trip) involves a great reward: the spectacular view of the Machu Picchu landscape. Putucusi ("happy mountain" in Quechua) is a round-shaped mountain that reaches 2,600 meters above sea level at its peak, and is located across the valley from the Inca citadel.
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The Sacred River of the Incas still winds its way around the base of Putucusi passing Machu Picchu 2000 feet beneath the famous citadel.
A sense of sanctuary is created by the ring of the surrounding mountains. They stand with such majesty, their sheer faces like a barrier to the outside world.
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The Urubamba river runs through the mountains east of Cuzco, carving a fertile river valley that fed local populations from before the Inca Empire to the present time.
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Aguas Calientes is the colloquial name for Machu Picchu Pueblo, a town on the Urubamba River in Peru.
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