Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu) “Few romances can ever surpass that of the granite citadel on top of the beetling precipices of Machu Picchu, the crown of Inca Land.” -Hiram Bingham Perched dramatically on a mountain ridge 7,970 feet above sea level, Machu Picchu stands as one of humanity’s most extraordinary achievements—a testament to Inca ingenuity …