[DOC] [TLE] Machu Picchu - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Watch Live ... machu picchu, ancient inca city, peru, unesco world heritage site, 
1983, ... breathtaking Inca city of Machu Picchu was built atop the Andes 
mountains in ... crowds and landslides to see the sun set over its towering stone 
monuments ... the Urubamba Valley, where a local farmer told them of some ruins 
located... [DOC] [TLE] Machu Picchu - Wikipedia [PAR] Machu Picchu or Machu Pikchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a 
mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea ... Often mistakenly referred to 
as the "Lost City of the Incas" (a title more accurately applied to .... Machu Picchu 
is situated above a bow of the Urubamba River, which surrounds the site on three
... [DOC] [TLE] Ollantaytambo - Wikipedia [PAR] Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 
60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 
meters (9,160 feet) above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of 
Urubamba, ... In the 19th century the Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo attracted the 
attention of... [DOC] [TLE] Peru Itinerary [PAR] Here amid rugged, spectacular landscapes lie the ruins of highly developed 
ancient ... You will explore the incomparable Lost City of Machu Picchu, perched 
atop a mountain ridge in the Vilcabamba range, above the Urubamba River 
gorge. ... bicycling or horseback riding near picturesque Andean villages and 
Inca ruins. [DOC] [TLE] Expeterra: Inka Trail [PAR] It is the Inca hillfort of Huillca Raccay high above the mouth of the river .... In the 
stretch of Inka Trail between Sayacmarca and the next major ruin, ... Messages 
could be transmitted to the mountain city of Machu Picchu from the floor of the 
Urubamba below through the ... Beside the houses lies an area of agricultural 
terraces. [DOC] [TLE] Crown of Inca Land: The First Glimpse  Maptia [PAR] Not only has it great snow peaks looming above the clouds more than two miles 
... or perched on top of a beetling crag, the rugged masonry of a bygone race; 
and of ... Melchor Arteaga, proprietor of the neighboring farm, had told us of ruins 
at ..... brought him to the Urubamba River at the bridge of Chuquichaca, twenty-
five... [DOC] [TLE] Custom 6-day Heart of the Inca Tour | Peru For Less [PAR] At its height, the mighty empire stretched over present-day Peru, reaching into 
Ecuador, ... Shrouded in clouds of mist and perched high atop a mountain, this ... 
market and for the beautiful Incan ruins on the hillside overlooking the city. ... 
spectacular views of the cloud-wreathed Andes and the Urubamba River far 
below. [DOC] [TLE] MACHU PICCHU - Fremen Tours - Andes & Amazonia [PAR] At 2,400 meters above sea level Machu Picchu is perched on the eastern skirts of 
the Andes ... gorge, cut out by the roaring Urubamba River, 112 km from the city 
of Cuzco. .... of years above the clouds in the spectacular setting of the Andean 
mountains. These Inca ruins enjoy a sacred atmosphere that has to be felt to be... [DOC] [TLE] Mountain magic: Machu Picchu | MiNDFOOD [PAR] Apr 1, 2015 ... It's 7pm in the Andes and I am high  literally. ... Being one of the first people to 
see the sun rise over the Incan ruins no doubt makes .... backdropping polished-
stone ruins perched above the Urubamba River. Still, it's hard not to see the wide 
gorges, soaring snow-capped mountains, steep terraced fields,... [DOC] [TLE] Custom 16-day Discover Peru Tour | Peru For Less [PAR] You'll begin your journey in the ancient colonial city of Lima and will then head .... 
Green terraces surrounded by the green mountains of Colca Canyon basin ... 
Taquile Island is home to numerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins, and the island .... 
spectacular views of the cloud-wreathed Andes and the Urubamba River far 
below. [DOC] [TLE] Inca Trails: Journey Through Bolivian and Peruvian Andes [PAR] Occasional flashes of lightning danced over the distant peaks of the Bolivian 
Andes. ...

Question: The ruins of this terraced Inca city lie perched above the Urubamba River Gorge in the Andes Mountains
Answer: Machu Picchu