Machu picchu was once an important place. it was a hidden retreat, or resting place, for an incan emperor. his name was pachacuti inca yupanqui. he ruled from 1438 to 1471. the city was built around 1450 ce. that was a time of war between the emperor and other incan leaders. in this hidden city, he was safe from his enemies.
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machu picchu, a hidden city, was built for an incan emperor in the 1400s.
pachacuti inca yupanqui, an incan emperor in the 1400s, had many enemies.
machu picchu, a city in peru, has been a hidden retreat for six hundred years.
pachacuti inca yupanqui, fleeing his enemies, discovered an incan retreat.