Cordillera Oriental (Peru) in the context of "Cordillera Vilcanota"

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⭐ Core Definition: Cordillera Oriental (Peru)

The Cordillera Oriental is a mountain range (cordillera) that forms the eastern branch of the Andes in Peru. It contains Paleozoic metamorphic rocks and runs through the entire country, from the Ecuadorian border in the north to the Bolivian border in the south. It has an approximate length of 1,800 km and is located along the edge of the Peruvian Amazon. The range crosses the departments of Amazonas, Loreto, San Martín, Huánuco, Ucayali, Pasco, Junín, Cusco, Madre de Dios, and Puno.

It includes many subsidiary ranges such as the Vilcanota, Vilcabamba, Urubamba and Carabaya mountain ranges and peaks above 6,000 m such as Salcantay.

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Cordillera Oriental (Peru) in the context of Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). It is situated in the Machupicchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River, which forms a deep canyon with a subtropical mountain climate.

Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is one of the most iconic symbols of the Inca civilization and a major archaeological site in the Americas. Built around 1450, it is believed to have served as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti, though no contemporary written records exist to confirm this. The site was abandoned roughly a century later, likely during the Spanish conquest. Modern radiocarbon dating places its occupation between c. 1420 and 1530.

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Mountain range → Cordillera → Andes → Peru → Paleozoic → Metamorphic rock → Peruvian Amazon → Amazonas (Peruvian department) → Loreto Region → San Martín Region → Huánuco Region → Ucayali Region → Pasco Region → Junín Region → Cusco Region → Madre de Dios Region → Puno Region → Cordillera Vilcanota → Vilcabamba mountain range → Urubamba mountain range → Carabaya mountain range → Salcantay →