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 is located about 62.14 miles to the northwest of Cusco, at an altitude of approximately eight thousand feet above sea level, and is located on two peaks: Machu Picchu (Old Peak) and Huayna Picchu (Young Peak).Far below is the Urubamba River, surrounding the site on three sides.achu Picchu (Quechua language: Old Mountain; sometimes called the Lost City of the Incas) is one of the most well known sites of the Inca Empire.