Machu Picchu Machu Picchu Machu Picchu ( or ; ; ) is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a mountain ridge above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru, above the Sacred Valley, which is northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows, which cuts through the Cordillera and originates a canyon with tropical mountain climate. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas" (a
Secret of the Incas Indiana's costume was Charlton Heston's Harry Steele in "Secret of the Incas": "We did watch this film together as a crew several times, and I always thought it strange that the filmmakers did not credit it later as the inspiration for the series" and quipped that the film is "almost a shot for shot "Raiders of the Lost Ark"." On December 14, 1954, Charlton Heston and Nicole Maurey reprised their roles in a "Lux Radio Theater" version of "Secret of the Incas". Secret of the Incas Secret of the Incas is a 1954 adventure film starring Charlton Heston as adventurer