Machu Picchu is a place.
Machu Picchu ( [ ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu ] ) ( Machu Pikchu [ ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu ] ) is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2430 m above sea level . Often mistakenly referred to as the `` Lost City of the Incas '' ( a title more accurately applied to Vilcabamba ) , it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization . In 2007 , Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide Internet poll .