Machu Picchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. It is perched above the Urubamba River valley in a narrow saddle between two sharp peaks—Machu Picchu (Old Peak) and Huayna Picchu (New Peak)—at an elevation of 7,710 feet … Continue reading Machu Picchu in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba in the Andes Mountains