Machu Picchu
THE ANSWER
"Machu Picchu" — Photo by Hiram Bingham III / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain
The hidden clouds of the Andes.
Perched high in the mountains, this stone citadel remained a secret from the conquistadors. Its construction remains an architectural marvel of precise cutting.
Explanation
Did you know?
The site was never actually lost to the local indigenous people, only to the outside world.
The 5 Clues
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“Built for an emperor, then abandoned when his empire crumbled.”
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“It sits between two peaks, literally touching the clouds.”
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“The stones are fitted so perfectly that not even a knife blade fits between them.”
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“Hiram Bingham re-introduced it to the world in 1911.”
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“It is one of the most famous sights in Peru.”
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