Machu Picchu is located on a mountain
ridge above the Urubamba Valley, about 70 km (44 miles)
north west of Cusco.
Geographic coordinates are 13° 9' 23'' S, 72°
32' 34'' W. As a reference, Machu Picchu is on the same
latitude as Darwin, in Australia, and almost on the
same longitude as New York city.