Plessy v. Ferguson, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court, on May 18, 1896, by a seven-to-one majority (one justice did not participate), advanced the controversial âseparate but equalâ doctrine for assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws.
The sanctuary is located in the district of Machu Picchu, in the province of Urubamba in the department of Cusco. It spans one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the world. It has an area of 32,592 hectares. The built area in Machu Picchu includes 172 campuses; it has 530 meters long by 200 wide. There are two areas in the complex; both zones are separated by a wall, a moat and a staircase, elements that run parallel to the slope east of the mountain.
Machu Picchu means old mountain in Quechua, is a city of stone, built by the Incas around the 15th century. It is located in the middle of the mountains Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu, is surrounded by the Urubamba River Valley, and more mountains of the Cordillera del Vilcanota. +51 84 268633 | +51963371569 info@machupicchu-peru.org