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machu picchu

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Ma⋅chu Pic⋅chu

[mah-choo peek-choo, pee-choo]
–noun
the site of an ancient Incan and pre-Incan city, about 7000 ft. (2130 m) above sea level in the Andes, in S central Peru.
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Ma·chu Pic·chu   (mä'chōō pēk'chōō, pē'-)   
An ancient Inca fortress city in the Andes northwest of Cuzco, Peru. Its extensive ruins, including elaborate terraces, were discovered in 1911.
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