It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru, above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438â1472).
Driving distance from Columbia, SC to Sumter, SC. The total driving distance from Columbia, SC to Sumter, SC is 44 miles or 71 kilometers. Your trip begins in Columbia, South Carolina. It ends in Sumter, South Carolina.
Known as the Gamecock City, Sumter lies near the geographic center of the state of South Carolina at 33Â°55â²37â³N 80Â°21â²49â³W / 33.92694Â°N 80.36361Â°W / 33.92694; -80.36361 (33.926942, â80.363541). Sumter is 100 miles west of Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand and 175 miles east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.