Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
MixedPeru
Peru
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (vii), (ix).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru
Inscribed
1983
Area
38,161 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
City of Cuzco
PeruCultural79 km away
Manú National Park
PeruNatural148 km away
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
PeruCultural327 km away
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
PeruCultural382 km away
Historic Centre of Lima
PeruCultural497 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ3331815, open data (CC0)
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