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Where is Machu Picchu?

Machu Picchu is in Peru, South America.

Machu Picchu is the dot in Peru (gold); Peru’s neighbours are lighter.
Type
Site in Peru
Continent
South America
Region
Central Andes
Peru’s land borders
5: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
Coordinates
13.16° S, 72.55° W

About Machu Picchu

The estate is thought to have been built for the Inca emperor Pachacuti and abandoned during the Spanish conquest. Hiram Bingham reached it in 1911 with local guides. About 4,000 visitors a day are now allowed onto the site.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 1 on 8 September 2026 (#7), hardest clue first:

  1. A stone city built for an emperor around 1450 on a ridge 2,430 metres above sea level, high above a river bend.
  2. It was abandoned within a century and never found by the Spanish.
  3. An American historian publicised it to the world in 1911.
  4. It sits above the Urubamba valley in the Andes.

Round 2 on 15 September 2026 (#14), hardest clue first:

  1. A stone city built for an emperor around 1450 on a ridge 2,430 metres above sea level, high above a river bend.
  2. It was abandoned within a century and never found by the Spanish.
  3. An American historian publicised it to the world in 1911.
  4. It sits above the Urubamba valley in the Andes.

Round 1 on 22 September 2026 (#21), hardest clue first:

  1. A stone city built for an emperor around 1450 on a ridge 2,430 metres above sea level, high above a river bend.
  2. It was abandoned within a century and never found by the Spanish.
  3. An American historian publicised it to the world in 1911.
  4. It sits above the Urubamba valley in the Andes.

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Sources: UNESCO: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.