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Machu Picchu

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  • 1. Tulane University

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  • 1. The University of British Columbia

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Machu Pikchu was a prominent Inka royal estate in a unique environmental context between the highlands of the Cuzco region and the Amazon. It had a range of spaces - religious, domestic, and public.

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