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Machu Picchu (Spanish pronunciation: (ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu)) (Quechua: Machu Picchu; (ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu)) is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru, above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows.