Cusco, Peru

Huayna Picchu

Huayna Picchu, Cusco

The steep green peak rising behind Machu Picchu, its Quechua name meaning young peak. The Inca cut a vertiginous stairway, temples, and terraces into its slopes. At 2,693 meters it offers the classic aerial view of the citadel below.

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Location

Coordinates: -13.1575, -72.54722222

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