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Aguas Calientes

            Aguas Calientes, también llamada Machu Picchu pueblo, es una localidad peruana ubicada en el Departamento del Cuzco, provincia de Urubamba, distrito de Machupicchu. Este poblado se encuentra en medio de una abundante vegetación y una cadena de montañas que forman un valle.

Su origen se remonta al año 1901 cuando el ferrocarril que habría de unir las poblaciones del Cusco y Santa Ana llegó hasta la zona del campamento de Maquinachayoq a unos 110 km de la ciudad del Cusco. Ese lugar se convertiría en el centro de las operaciones de la maquinaria y equipos pesados del proyecto, alrededor del cual se asentaron los trabajadores ferroviarios. Se encuentra a una altitud de 2040 msnm.

Por su localización geográfica, a escasos 30 minutos en autobús de Machu Picchu, es el lugar a donde llegan los turistas que visitan la ciudad sagrada inca de Machu Picchu. Aguas Calientes es la última estación del tren que sale desde el Cusco, propiedad de la británica PeruRail.

Machupicchu (official name, from Quechua Machu Pikchu machu old, old person, pikchu pyramid; mountain; or prominence with a broad base that ends in sharp peaks, "old peak") or Machupicchu Pueblo (Spanish pueblo village), also known as Aguas Calientes(Spanish agua water, caliente hot, warm, "hot waters" or "hot springs"), is a location in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province. It is the seat of the Machupicchu District. Machupicchu lies at the Willkanuta River. It is the closest access point to the historical site of Machu Picchu which is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away or about a 1.5 hours walk. There are many hotels and restaurants for tourists, as well as natural hot baths which gave the town its colloquial Spanish name. The baths were destroyed by floods several years ago, but have been rebuilt.

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Taken in: Perú / Cusco / Maguina (show map)

Taken on: March 25, 2015

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