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Machu Picchu Peru: Statue of an Inca king in the main square of Machu Picchu
Pueblo, formerly Agua Caliente.
Machu Picchu Peru: Entrance to the fabulous Sanctuary Inn at the very edge
of the monument park. Prices for a night's lodging start at over $400!
Machu Picchu Peru: First views of the ruins once past the Control Point.
Machu Picchu Peru: First views of the ruins once past the Control Point.
Machu Picchu Peru: First views of the ruins once past the Control Point. I'm
taking lots of photos, sometimes of the same feature from different
perspectives.
Machu Picchu Peru: First views of the ruins once past the Control Point.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of a section of the ruins. I took a lot of
pictures!
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of a section of the ruins. I took a lot of
pictures!
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Sign pointing the way to the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: One of the retaining walls on the Inca Trail leading to
the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Fern plants like these are commonly seen on the Inca
Trail leading to the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Unusual Yucca plants like these are seen on the Inca
Trail leading to the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Unusual Yucca plants like these are seen on the Inca
Trail leading to the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of the main entrance gate into the city.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another traveler studies her map of the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another traveler studies her map of the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Every inch inspected by curious visitors who would be
archeologists.
Machu Picchu Peru: Inca lawnmowers at work down in the large common area.
Machu Picchu Peru: Unusual Yucca plants like these were also seen on the
Inca Trail leading to the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Tourists scramble over the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Ancient earthworks for terrace farming.
Machu Picchu Peru: Natural lawn mowers. There must be a couple dozen Llamas
grazing around the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Llama having a lunch of grass within the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Water channels are found throughout the ruins, water
still running.
Machu Picchu Peru: As I took a brief nap in a shady patch of grass this
silent llama nibbled grass around me.
Machu Picchu Peru: Sign near one of the many areas in the park still
undergoing excavation and restoration.
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Machu Picchu Peru: Rock carved stairways like these are found throughout the
ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Many plants with blue flowers like these are found around
the monument.
Machu Picchu Peru: Many plants with blue flowers like these are found around
the monument.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of the ruins through one of the trapezoidal
windows.
Machu Picchu Peru: Both windows and doors exhibit this trapezoidal design...
odd.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City - West agricultural zone,
Temples zone, Temple of the three windows, Astronomical observatory, Main
square.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City - temple of the Condor, Royal
enclosures, Group of the three doorways.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City - Storage, Tower, Fountains.
Machu Picchu Peru: Plaque dedicated to Hiram Bingham who introduced the
world to the lost city of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: Couple poses for photos under the main entrance gate into
the city.
Machu Picchu Peru: The train follows the river most of the way down the
mountain to Machu Picchu village.
Machu Picchu Peru: Ticket booth for entry into park. |
Machu Picchu Peru November 13,
2005 - 143 photos. Photos taken in the village of Machu Picchu Pueblo and
the nearby ruins during November 2005.
Machu Picchu Peru: First views of the ruins once past the Control Point.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: This looks like an amphitheater, though I have seen no
reference to such a feature.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of a section of the ruins. I took a lot of
pictures!
Machu Picchu Peru: That's it, the Inca Bridge. Across the gap in the stone
wall is laid a plank: the bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Inca Trail leading away from the Inca Bridge at the
bottom of the photo.
Machu Picchu Peru: People descending from the highest viewing point at the
ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: One of the entrance gates into the city.
Machu Picchu Peru: Walls of structures.
Machu Picchu Peru: Remains of a section of dwelling units.
Machu Picchu Peru: Big flat stone surface near the Three Windows landmark.
Machu Picchu Peru: Visitors crawl all over the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Structure labeled Sun dial?
Machu Picchu Peru: Ancient earthworks for terrace farming.
Machu Picchu Peru: As I took a brief nap in a shady patch of grass this
silent llama nibbled grass around me.
Machu Picchu Peru: A lot of planning went into the design and layout of both
the buildings and city.
Machu Picchu Peru: These building with a view sit at the edge of a cliff.
Must have been the high rent district.
Machu Picchu Peru: One of the archeologically important ceremonial features
discovered in the ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City highlighting various special
features.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City highlighting various special
features.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another of four bridges over the river which separates
the two parts of the Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: Buses waiting to take visitors up the mountain to the
Machu Picchu ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another professional guide explains this enigmatic
structure marked "Sun dial." Wish my Spanish had progressed enough to
understand his lecture.
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Machu Picchu Peru: Working my way through the over crowded area of craft
vendors I search for the center of the city and transport options to the
ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Colorful local crafts are offered by eager sellers even
here in Machu Picchu Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: Across the main street from my room in the Inti Hotel.
Machu Picchu Peru: Up the main street from my room in the Inti Hotel.
Machu Picchu Peru: Control Point where $40 daily entrance tickets are
checked.
Machu Picchu Peru: From the park entrance booth I see the restaurant side of
the fabulous Sanctuary Inn at the very edge of the monument park.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of a section of the ruins. I took a lot of
pictures!
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: Another view of a section of the ruins. I took a lot of
pictures!
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: this is my version of the signature photo of the ruins at
Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Other hikers on the Inca Trail leading to the Inca
Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Unusual Yucca plants like these are seen on the Inca
Trail leading to the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: First view traveler's see when arriving by the Inca Trail
from the Inca Bridge.
Machu Picchu Peru: Photo of a section of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: More of the fabulous ruins.
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Machu Picchu Peru: Remains of a section of dwelling units.
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Machu Picchu Peru: Another sign; this one pointing to the Three Windows
structure.
Machu Picchu Peru: Three Windows
structure.
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Machu Picchu Peru: Stone ring carved on the side of a building: hitching
post for llamas?
Machu Picchu Peru: View of the ruins seen from my lunchtime table in the
fabulous Sanctuary Inn at the entrance to Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: Plaque dedicated to Hiram Bingham who introduced the
world to the lost city of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Peru: As I took a brief nap in a shady patch of grass this
silent llama nibbled grass around me.
Machu Picchu Peru: As I took a brief nap in a shady patch of grass this
silent llama nibbled grass around me.
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Machu Picchu Peru: Rock carved stairways like these are found throughout the
ruins.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City - Agricultural zone, Storage,
Tower.
Machu Picchu Peru: Diagram of the Inca City - the Guardhouse.
Machu Picchu Peru: Tour group getting organized for entry into the park.
Machu Picchu Peru: Back in the Pueblo there is a lot of construction under
way.
Machu Picchu Peru: This river separates the two parts of the Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: This river separates the two parts of the Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: This river separates the two parts of the Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: One of four bridges over the river which separates the
two parts of the Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: A posted street map of Machu Picchu Pueblo.
Machu Picchu Peru: Artifact found during the archeological work. |
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