Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
A World Heritage Site in Peru, inscribed in 1983 as a Mixed Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Inscribed
- 1983
- Category
- Mixed Site
- Criteria
- (i)(iii)(vii)(ix)
- Property area
- approx. 382 km² (38,161 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- -13.1849, -72.5334
- UNESCO ID
- 274
Source: factual data from UNESCO DataHub (whc001 / CC BY-SA 4.0). This site uses only factual information such as names, countries, inscription years and categories. No official UNESCO/WHC descriptions, photographs or logos are used.
Names in other languages
- French
- Sanctuaire historique de Machu Picchu
- Spanish
- Santuario histórico de Machu Picchu
- Chinese
- 马丘比丘古神庙
Other World Heritage Sites in Peru
- Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (1986)
- Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex (2021)
- Chavin (Archaeological Site) (1985)
- City of Cuzco (1983)
- Historic Centre of Lima (1988)
- Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2000)
- Huascarán National Park (1985)
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa (1994)
- Manú National Park (1987)
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (2014)
- Río Abiseo National Park (1990)
- Sacred City of Caral-Supe (2009)
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