What is Machu Picchu facts?
{{Merge|Machu Picchu}} 1 In the Quechua Indian language, “Machu Picchu” means “Old Peak” or “Old Mountain.” 2 Machu Picchu is made up of more than 150 buildings ranging from baths and houses to temples and sanctuaries 3 The compound contains more than 100 separate flights of stairs. Most of the individual staircases were carved from one slab of stone 4 Machu Picchu was only known locally until Yale Professor Hiram Bingham re-discovered the site in 1911. His book, The Lost City of the Incas, was based on his findings. 5 English or Spanish, the first 'c' in Picchu is silent.