Machu Picchu

[ mah-choo peek-choo, pee-choo ]

noun

1. the site of an ancient Incan and pre-Incan city, about 7,000 feet (2,130 meters) above sea level in the Andes, in S central Peru.

Machu Picchu

/ ˈmɑːtʃuː ˈpiːktʃuː /

noun

1. a ruined Incan city in S Peru

Example Sentences

This winter, he and Murphy went to Peru and toured Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel perched on an 8,000-foot-high mountain ridge.

From Los Angeles Times

The protesters had taken to the streets on Thursday to demand the government rescind a contract that allows a company to sell tickets to Machu Picchu for the first time.

From New York Times

While we knew about cities in the highlands of South America, like Machu Picchu in Peru, it was believed that people only lived nomadically or in tiny settlements in the Amazon.

From BBC

Its website, which was promoting the cruise as of Monday, described the ship, the MV Lara, and promised visits to the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal.

From New York Times

The last photos posted on Adams' social media accounts shows him visiting Machu Picchu - a popular tourist destination in Peru on the Inca Trail.

From BBC