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Ollantaytambo 4337<br />
Wall just before the door going to the Temple of  the Sun.
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Ollantaytambo 4337
Wall just before the door going to the Temple of the Sun.

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  • Inca Wall 3473<br />
Wall built by the Incas in Cusco. The one large stone had tweleve corners. These rocks were carved and set in place by the incas. The tweleve corners represents the Inca Calander which has tweleve months.
  • Sacsayhuaman Panorama
  • Pisac 3815<br />
Agricultural terraces with Pisac 1700 feet below in the Urubamba Valley.
  • Pisac 3817<br />
Farming Terraces at Pisac with the village 1700 feet below in the valley.
  • Pisac 3829<br />
Pisac defended the Southern entrance to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Pisac was built in the mid 15th Century and had military, religious and agricultural significance for the Inca Civilization. The town has an elevation of 9500 feet. The trail to the ruins is about 2.5 miles long and gains 1700 feet. You can take a cab or bus to the top and then walk down. The trail is pretty steep and you have over 3500 steps along the trail to help.
  • Pisac 3833<br />
Pisac defended the Southern entrance to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Pisac was built in the mid 15th Century and had military, religious and agricultural significance for the Inca Civilization. The town has an elevation of 9500 feet. The trail to the ruins is about 2.5 miles long and gains 1700 feet. You can take a cab or bus to the top and then walk down. The trail is pretty steep and you have over 3500 steps along the trail to help.
  • Pisac 3842<br />
Farming Terraces with the Village of Pisac 1700 feet below.
  • Pisac 3858<br />
The religious center of the ruins. The Temple of the Sun is on the right middle of the picture. The town has an elevation of 9500 feet. The trail to the ruins is about 2.5 miles long and gains 1700 feet. You can take a cab or bus to the top and then walk down. The trail is pretty steep and you have over 3500 steps along the trail to help.
  • Pisac 3865<br />
Inca priest waving at me as I walked by a religious site in the Pisac Ruins, or maybe just my shadow.
  • Pisac 3876<br />
Door going into one of the ceremonial houses next to the Temple of the sun in the ruins at Pisac.
  • Chinchero 4142<br />
Inca Ruins in Chinchero.
  • Chinchero 4151;<br />
The inca walls over by Chinchero.
  • Chinchero 4160<br />
Inca Ruins in Chinchero.
  • Ollantaytambo 4244<br />
The Mid 15th Century the Inca Emperor Pachacuti created his royal estate at Ollantaytambo. It became a main defensive structure against other tribes from the rain forest. The walled complex also contained a temple to the sun.
  • Ollantaytambo 4313<br />
In the Mid 15th Century the Inca Emperor Pachacuti created his royal estate at Ollantaytambo. It became a main defensive structure against other tribes from the rain forest. The walled complex also contained a temple to the sun.
  • Ollantaytambo 4321<br />
Storehouses for food at Ollantaytambo
  • Ollantaytambo 4324<br />
Graineries and storehouses for food on the side of the mountain across from the farming terraces at Ollantaytambo.
  • Ollantaytambo 4337<br />
Wall just before the door going to the Temple of  the Sun.
  • Ollantaytambo 4338<br />
Doorway leading to the Temple of the Sun.
  • Ollantaytambo 4341<br />
Doorway leading to the temple of the Sun.
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