Aguas Calientes, Peru

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official_name = Machupicchu Pueblo
other_name = Aguas Calientes
native_name = Q'uñiyaku
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = PER
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Cusco
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_name2 = Urubamba
subdivision_type3 = District
subdivision_name3 = MachuPicchu
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Edgar D. Miranda Quiñones
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established_title = Settled
established_date = 1901
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established_date2 = October 1, 1941
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latd = 13
latm = 9
lats = 17.4
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longd = 72
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longs = 31.2
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website = es icon http://www.munimachupicchu.gob.pe/
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Aguas Calientes is the colloquial name for Machupicchu Pueblo, a town in Peru on the Urubamba (Vilcanota) River. It is best known as the closest access point to the tourist attraction Machu Picchu, which is convert|6|km|mi away, about 1.5 hours walk. It has many hotels and restaurants for tourists, as well as natural hot baths, which give the town its name ("hot waters" in Spanish). The baths were destroyed by floods several years ago, but have been rebuilt.

Aguas Calientes serves as a terminal for a train line from Cusco. Trains serve locals and tourists arriving from Cusco and Ollantaytambo to visit Machu Picchu. A sheltered souvenir market is adjacent to the train station. Avenue Pachacutec is the town's main and only thoroughfare, connecting the baths to the town's main square.

The Central Machupicchu Hydroelectric Plant is nearby on the Vilcanota. It generates about 90 MW for the regions of Cusco, Puno and Apurimac. It was first constructed between 1958 and 1965 and expanded between 1981 and 1985. The plant was damaged by a landslide on February 28, 1998 and ceased operations until July 13, 2001. [es icon [http://www.egemsa.com.pe/DisparadorFrames.htm?sec=4&subsec=1 Central Hidroeléctrica Machupicchu] Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Machupicchu S.A.]

ee also

* Tourism in Peru

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