Machcas Alto
Machcas Alto is a hamlet in Chavín de Huantar District, Huari Province, Ancash and has an elevation of 4,081 metres. Machcas Alto is situated nearby to the village Pacchanga, as well as near Putcur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chavin National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chavín de Huántar and Chavín de Huántar.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is a town and archaeological site from the pre-Incan Chavin culture of around 900 BC containing ruins and other artefacts. The site in the Central Andes of Peru is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Machcas Alto
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Chavín de Huantar District, Huari Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.57036° or 9° 34′ 13″ south
Longitude
-77.18164° or 77° 10′ 54″ west
Elevation
4,081 metres (13,389 feet)
Open location code
6724CRH9+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Machcas Alto” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Machcas Alto”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pacchanga and Putcur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Campo Santo Chavín and Comisaría Chavín.
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