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Peru's Government decided to indefinitely shut down the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu.
- The Culture Ministry of Peru said that they decided to close the country’s most famous tourist attraction to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general.
Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley.
- It is built in the 15th century and later abandoned.
- It is famous for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, and intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views.
- Its exact former use remains a mystery.

Peru

Peru is a country in western South America. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is bordered by;
- Ecuador and Colombia in the North.
- Brazil in the East.
- Bolivia in the Southeast.
- Chile in the South.
The Andes Mountains run parallel to the Pacific Ocean; they define the three regions traditionally used to describe the country geographically. The sierra (highlands) is the region of the Andes; it includes the Altiplano plateau as well as the highest peak of the country, Huascarán. The selva (jungle), is a wide expanse of flat terrain covered by the Amazon rainforest that extends east.
The endorheic basin of Lake Titicaca and the Amazon basin in this region empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
- Peru contains 4% of the planet's freshwater. The largest lake in Peru, Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia high in the Andes, is also the largest in South America.
The combination of tropical latitude, mountain ranges and two ocean currents (Humboldt and El Niño) gives Peru a large diversity of climates. The coastal region has moderate temperatures, low precipitation, and high humidity, except for its warmer, wetter northern reaches.

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