Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Latin America and the Caribbean
Place protected_area Q3331815
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Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Summary

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is a protected area[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is located in Cusco Department[3].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru[4].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's instance of is recorded as protected area[5].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's Commons category is recorded as Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary[6].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu comprises Machu Picchu[7].
  • January 8, 1981 marks the founding of Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu[8].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -13.11666667, 'lon': -72.58333333}[9].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category III: Natural Monument or Feature[10].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[11].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+38160.87'}[12].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)[13].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[14].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vii)[15].
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ix)[16].

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Geography

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru[4]. It is located in Cusco Department[3].

Physical Characteristics

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+38160.87'}[12].

Designation and Status

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu's instance of is recorded as protected area[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[11].

History and Context

January 8, 1981 marks the founding of Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu[8].

Why It Matters

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ranks in the top 5% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . World Database on Protected Areas. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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