machu picchu was listed as a world heritage site in 2001.
machu picchu was listed as a world heritage site in 2001.
when was machu picchu listed as a world heritage site?
2001
machu picchu was declared a peruvian historic sanctuary in 1981 and a unesco world heritage site in 1983. in 2007, machu picchu was voted one of the new seven wonders of the world in a worldwide internet poll.









































section::::etymology.









































in the quechua language, "machu" means "old" or "old person", while "pikchu" means either "portion of coca being chewed" or "pyramid, pointed multi-sided solid; cone". thus the name of the site is sometimes interpreted as "old mountain".









































section::::history.
machu picchu
bullet::::- tourism in peru









































bullet::::- caral









































bullet::::- religion in the inca empire









































section::::further reading.









































bullet::::- rice, mark (2018). "making machu picchu: the politics of tourism in twentieth-century peru" (u of north carolina press) online review









































bullet::::- (1989). "machu picchu and cuzco", "journal of hispanic philology", vol. 13, pp. 97–101.









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- geology of machu picchu









































bullet::::- unesco – machu picchu (world heritage)









































bullet::::- wright paleohydrological institute with reports on water management at machu picchu









































bullet::::- profile at protectedplanet.net









































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bullet::::- time photos – machu picchu: 100 years since its rediscovery
machu picchu