Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incasite Located 2,430 metres above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, in Peru. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Sacret Valley.
It is highly significant as a relatively intanct cultural site and it was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide Internet poll.
Do you want to know who built it? And why?
Watch this video to begin (with subtitles in Spanish if you need them)
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