Machu Picchu is the hispanicized spellingof the Quechua name Machu Pikchu. It means old peak (Quechua machu old + pikchu peak).
In April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's spacecraft was launched at 9:07, orbited Earth once and landed at 10:55 in the Soviet Union.
After the flight, Gagarin became a world famous celebrity. He toured in many places like in Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Japan. He did this to promote the Soviet achievement. In 1962, he began serving as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.