Historic Landmarks of Peru

1 landmark in today's Peru, from 1450 to 1450, each shown as it was and as it is now.

• Machu PicchuRuins · 1450

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Machu Picchu · 1450

Mountain estate built for the Inca emperor Pachacuti around 1450 and abandoned a century later. The Spanish never found it; it became world-famous after 1911.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.