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==The Machu Picchu sanctuary==

In 1981 an area of 325.92 square [[kilometre]]s surrounding Machu Picchu was declared a "Historical Sanctuary" of Peru. This area, which is not only limited to the ruins themselves, also includes the regional landscape with its [[flora (plants)|flora]] and [[fauna (animals)|faunjkjknjknjkbjknjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjbjkbjjkbjkbjkbjkbjkbjbjkbjkjbjkbjkbjkbjkbjkjbkbjkbjkbj09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)09:13, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[[User:58.108.120.196|58.108.120.196]]afauna]], highlighting the abundance of [[orchid]]s.

The firmest theories maintain that it was an Incan "llacta": a settlement built up to control the economy of the conquered regions. It was the most beautiful llacta of the Incan empire, and would have been built with the specific purpose of protecting the most select of the Incan [[aristocracy]] in the event of an attack. It seems it was used in a particular moment as Zapa Inca's "resting place" and also as an "observatory".