Machu Picchu Photo Gallery by Peiying Mo at pbase.com

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, the most iconic image in South America was believed to the residence of the the 9th Inca emperor Pachacúte's (1438-71). The city is situated at around 2350m (7710ft) above sea level, sounded by mountains and the Urubamba River.

The city was rediscovered by the Yale professor Hiram Bingham in 1911 with the help of a local Quechua farmer. At the time of his discovery, there were two families still living and farming at this place. He brought teams of expert the next year to conduct archaeological research, and the place was featured in the National Geographic magazine. He later wrote a book called "The Lost City of the Inkas" detailing the experience.

The name Machu Pichu in Quechua language means "old mountain". In 1983, it was declared as a UNESCO site, the first in Peru, as it highlights the imperial Incan cultural and serves as an excellent example of the Incans' architectural marvels.

After arriving to the city the previous day before the park was closed, we came back the next morning to fully explore the city and hear the stories.

Entering the UNESCO site	The most recognizable image in South America	Terraces and steps
	Storages next to the terrace	Stone carved canals direct the water to every part of the city	Native plant that is part of the pineapple family	Water tunnels run throughout the city
	Entrance to the Temple of the Sun	Window of the Solstices	Temple of the Sun on the top and the royal tomb below	The quality of this wall indicates it was for important people
Window with a view	View of the guard house from all angles	Group of Three Door Ways	Group of Three Door Ways	Group of Three Door Ways
Temple of the Condor	Houses by the main square	Workers are polishing stones at the Temple of Three Windows	The main temple	Huge boulders still left to be carved
The shapes of these rocks look like that of the mountain range here	Sun dial	Graphic display how it works	View of the Urumbamba River from the terrace
Steep!	Quarry	Ceremonial Rock	People line up to get to Huayna Picchu - the Gate of the Moon	Paths to Huayna Picchu - steep and dangerous!
Floras on the cliff of the mountains	So much history and interpretations to go through	Artifacts showing how people stored water in Incan time	Hello!
		View of the royal court and the Temple of the Condor	Guard House	Gate to the city on the left
	Machu Picchu and Urubamba River	The most iconic images of Peru: Machu Picchu and llama	Hello!	Urubamba River
Heading to the Inca bridge	Starting point of Inca Bridge - everyone must sign in and sign out	The trail is built on the side of sheer cliff	It gets so narrow, people needs the help of cables for safety	Dizzing view even with the help of rope
The cutout on the bridge is connected by a few large logs.		Ah....	Both mama and baby llama are helping themselves	Caretakers' houses

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John B. Chandler		10-Nov-2014 00:30
I injoyed the tour, and your very nice photos of gennerally unseen points of view. --John C.

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