Cuzco Department
Urubamba Province
Machupicchu District

Aguas Calientes

Aguas Calientes is a small town at the bottom of the valley next to , 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.
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  • Type: Village with 1,600 residents
  • Description: town in Cusco, Peru
  • Also known as: “Aguas Calientes, Peru”, “Machupicchu”, “Machupicchu Pueblo”, and “Machupicchu Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the site of an ancient Inca city, high in the Andes of . At 2,430 metres above sea level, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, is one of the most familiar symbols of the Incan Empire, and is one of the most famous and spectacular sets of ruins in the world.

Peak
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, Quechua: Wayna Pikchu, is a mountain in around which the bends. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, .

Peak
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Putucusi is a round-shaped mountain located on the opposite side of the to in the Cusco Region of . Reaching approximately 2,560 metres above sea level at its peak, the mountain offers epic views of Machu Picchu and the surrounding Urubamba River valley.

Aguas Calientes

Latitude
-13.1543° or 13° 9′ 15″ south
Longitude
-72.5256° or 72° 31′ 32″ west
Population
1,600
Elevation
2,197 metres (7,208 feet)
Open location code
57R9RFWF+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5520633649
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7536123
Wiki­data ID
Q397990
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Aguas Calientes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أغواس كالينتس”
  • Breton: “Machu Picchu Pueblo”
  • Catalan: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Cebuano: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Chinese: “阿瓜斯卡連特斯 (祕魯)”
  • Chinese: “阿瓜斯卡連特斯 (秘魯)”
  • Chinese: “阿瓜斯卡連特斯”
  • Chinese: “馬丘比丘 (祕魯)”
  • Chinese: “馬丘比丘 (秘魯)”
  • Chinese: “馬丘比丘”
  • Chinese: “馬丘比丘鎮”
  • Croatian: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Czech: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Czech: “Machu Picchu Pueblo”
  • Czech: “Machupicchu Pueblo”
  • Dutch: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Dutch: “Machupicchu Pueblo”
  • French: “Aguas Calientes”
  • French: “Machu Picchu Pueblo”
  • French: “Machupicchu pueblo”
  • French: “Machupicchu Ville”
  • Galician: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Georgian: “აგუას-კალიენტესი”
  • German: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Hebrew: “אגואס קליינטס”
  • Italian: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Italian: “Machu Picchu Pueblo”
  • Italian: “Machupicchu Pueblo”
  • Japanese: “アグアス・カリエンテス”
  • Japanese: “マチュ・ピチュ”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aguas Calientes”
  • Polish: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Portuguese: “Águas Calientes”
  • Portuguese: “Machu Picchu pueblo”
  • Quechua: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Quechua: “Machu Pikchu llaqta”
  • Quechua: “Q’oñi Yaku”
  • Quechua: “Q’oñiyaku”
  • Quechua: “Q’uñi Yaku”
  • Quechua: “Q’uñiyaku”
  • Quechua: “Qoñi Yaku”
  • Quechua: “Qoñiyaku”
  • Quechua: “Quñi Yaku”
  • Quechua: “Quñiyaku”
  • Russian: “Агуас-Кальентес”
  • Russian: “Мачупикчу-Пуэбло”
  • Russian: “Мачупикчу”
  • Spanish: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Spanish: “Machu Picchu pueblo”
  • Spanish: “Machu Picchu Pueblo”
  • Spanish: “Machupicchu pueblo”
  • Spanish: “Machupicchu Pueblo”
  • Spanish: “Machupicchu”
  • Spanish: “Pueblo de Machupicchu”
  • Swedish: “Aguas Calientes”
  • Ukrainian: “Мачупікчу-Пуебло”
  • Urdu: “ماچوپیکچو، پیرو”
  • Urdu: “ماچوپیکچو”

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