# Machu Picchu

Cusco, Peru

Built around 1450 under the emperor Pachacuti as an Inca royal estate, this ridge-top citadel above the Urubamba River was abandoned near the conquest and revealed to the world by Hiram Bingham in 1911. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and New Seven Wonder.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Machu Picchu, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -13.16333333, -72.54555556

[City page](/cities/cusco)

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