Machupicchu District

Machupicchu is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru. The village of Machupicchu is the seat or capital of the district.

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Type: Locality with 5,080 residents
Description: district in Cusco, Peru
Neighbors: Santa Teresa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sayacmarca and Wiñay Wayna.

Sayacmarca

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Sayacmarca is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is situated southwest of the archaeological site Runkuraqay and the Runkuraqay pass and southeast of the sites Phuyupatamarka and Qunchamarka. Sayacmarca is situated 3½ km southwest of Machupicchu District.

Wiñay Wayna

Archaeological site

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Wiñay Wayna is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Wiñay Wayna is situated 4 km west of Machupicchu District.

Runkuraqay

Peak

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Runkuraqay is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguas Calientes.

Aguas Calientes

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Aguas Calientes is a small town at the bottom of the valley next to Machu Picchu, and the principal access point to the site. All visitors to Machu Picchu pass through Aguas Calientes and most spend at least one night here.

Machupicchu District

Category: district of Peru
Location: Urubamba Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-13.2015° or 13° 12′ 5″ south

Longitude

-72.5002° or 72° 30′ 1″ west

Population

5,080

Elevation

3,454 metres (11,332 feet)

Open location code

57R9QFXX+CW

GeoNames ID

8350009

Wikidata ID

Q2702856

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Urdu—“Machupicchu District” goes by many names.

Aymara: “Machu Pikchu jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
Catalan: “districte de Machupicchu”
Cebuano: “Machupicchu”
Chinese: “馬丘比丘區”
Dutch: “Machupicchu District”
Dutch: “Machupicchu”
French: “District de Machu Picchu”
French: “district de Machupicchu”
Galician: “Distrito de Machupicchu”
Georgian: “მაჩუპიქჩუს რაიონი”
German: “Distrikt Machupicchu”
Italian: “Distretto di Machupicchu”
Japanese: “マチュピチュ地区”
Portuguese: “Machupicchu”
Quechua: “Machu Pikchu distritu”
Russian: “Мачупикчу”
Spanish: “Distrito de Macchupicchu”
Spanish: “Distrito de Machu Picchu”
Spanish: “Distrito de Machupicchu”
Spanish: “Machupicchu”
Urdu: “ماچوپیکچو ضلع”

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Notable Places Nearby

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