Machu Picchu
city · 1450 AD–present
Machu Picchu, a city recorded 1450 AD–present: 1 mapped phase, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Completed
- c. 1450 AD
- Built by
- The Inca emperor Pachacuti
- Listed among
- New 7 Wonders of the World
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1450 AD–present | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing, and still stands today. Abandoned around the time of the Spanish conquest, which never found it. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.