{"id":22730,"date":"2024-05-10T17:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T20:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielpaladino.com\/?p=22730"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:08:05","slug":"machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2024\/05\/10\/machu-picchu\/","title":{"rendered":"Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53712195141_ae13666abf_k.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. 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