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Pachacuti and his army conquered lands surrounding Cuzco he wanted to expand his empire and build the city of Machu Picchu.
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The Incas started builing the trail to Machu Picchu around the mid 15th century A.D.
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The Spanish arrived to where the Inca lived.
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The Inca Trail stopped being built about 125 years after construction began. The trails total 45 kilometers in length.
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Spanish execute the last of the Inca emperors signaling the end of the Inca empire.