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Close-up view of the Inca Bridge
The cliff towering over the Inca Bridge

The Inca Bridge or Inka Bridge refers to one of two places related to access to Machu Picchu, in Peru.

One of the two was built by the Incas as a secret entrance to Machu Picchu for the Inca army.[1]

  1. ^ PeruPeruPeru.com (2008). "Day 19: Machu Picchu / Cusco". Peru The Grand Tour, 21 Days 20 Nights (travel agency). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2007-08-18. [...] hike Huayna Picchu the pyramid-shape mountain above Machu Picchu, walk to the Inca Bridge a secret entrance used by the Inca's army, or toward the Inca Trail to find the historic Sun Gate.

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