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Machu Picchu was rediscovered by the American historian Hiram Bingham on the 24th July 1911 



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The Intihuatana at the archaeological site Písac in Machu Picchu, Peru, is a notable intihuatana, a ritual stone associated with the astronomic clock or calendar of the Inca in South America.
On June 21, the Intihuatana stone casts the longest shadow

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Celebrating Machu Picchu's rediscovery

Peruvians are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu, the Inca city in the Andes mountains. When American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham found the site in 1911, it was mostly hidden beneath dense jungle.
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Peru's most famous archaeological site, Machu Picchu, has formally reopened after it was closed for two months.
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Peru is hoping to reopen Machu Picchu to tourists by April 1 after landslides and flooding cut off access to the Incan citadel perched in the Andes.
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Peru's authorities have begun the airlift rescue of some of nearly 2,000 tourists stranded by heavy rains near its top attraction, Machu Picchu.
The government declared an emergency in the area on Monday and has evacuated 20 tourists from the village of Machu Picchu Pueblo near the famous ruins.

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Latitude:  13° 9'47.89"S, Longitude:   72°32'45.10"W

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Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is one of the most familiar symbols of the Inca Empire.
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Heavy rains that have been lashing the Andean region of Cusco for the past week have not damaged the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru's top tourist destination, said Fernando Astete, head of the Machu Picchu Archaeological Park.
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