Towns & cities
Machu Picchu
15th-century Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Peru · -13.1633, -72.5456
Machu Picchu is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Machu Picchu, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 8 more.
“Werner Herzog's drama Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) opens with scenes shot in the Machu Picchu area and on the stone stairway of Huayna Picchu.”
Movies filmed in Machu Picchu
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Machu Picchu as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972
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The Motorcycle Diaries
2004
“The site features prominently in the biopic The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), based on Che Guevara's 1952 travel memoir, and in the NOVA television documentary "Ghosts of Machu Picchu".” Wikipedia
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Blindspot
2015–2020
“A notable example is the fourth-season episode "The Tale of the Book of Secrets", which included scenes shot at Machu Picchu, Peru.” Wikipedia
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
“Filming also took place in parts of Peru such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, Tarapoto, and San Martín, Montreal, New Mexico, Iceland, and Brooklyn.” Wikipedia
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Enthiran
2010
“"Kilimanjaro" was filmed at the ruins of the Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru, with some 100 Brazilian extras.” Wikipedia
- Virus 1980
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Secret of the Incas
1954
“Shot on location at Machu Picchu in Peru, the film is often credited as the inspiration for Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Wikipedia
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La venus maldita
1967
“The film was entirely shot in Peru, mostly in Lima but with location shots in Ancón, Cuzco, and Machu Picchu.” Wikipedia
Named here by Machu Picchu’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Machu Picchu, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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“Contemporary appearances include the footage of Machu Picchu in multimedia artist Kimsooja's Thread Routes series (2010) and the blockbuster Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), which filmed sequences at Machu Picchu and other Cusco sites.” Wikipedia
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Enthiran 2010
“The song "Kilimanjaro" from the Indian Tamil‑language film Enthiran (2010) was also filmed at Machu Picchu.” Wikipedia
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Machu Picchu, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Machu Picchu?
9 productions are recorded as filmed in Machu Picchu, including The Devil's Little Apple (1989), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) and The Motorcycle Diaries (2004). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Machu Picchu?
The Devil's Little Apple (1989), covered by 1 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Machu Picchu?
Machu Picchu is in Peru. Its coordinates are -13.1633, -72.5456.
What other filming locations are near Machu Picchu?
Huayna Picchu (under 1 km), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.