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Pisac 3842<br />
Farming Terraces with the Village of Pisac 1700 feet below.
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Pisac 3842
Farming Terraces with the Village of Pisac 1700 feet below.

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  • Ollantaytambo 4363<br />
Complex of buildings at the bottom of the terraces at Ollantaytambo.
  • Ollantaytambo 4324<br />
Graineries and storehouses for food on the side of the mountain across from the farming terraces at Ollantaytambo.
  • Ollantaytambo 4393<br />
Ruins across from the farming terraces and Temple of the sun at Ollantaytambo.
  • Ollantaytambo 4364<br />
Inca Ruins and Graineries on the side of the Mountain overlooking the village of Ollantaytambo.
  • Ollantaytambo 4383<br />
At the base of the fortress is the Bath of the Princess.
  • Ollantaytambo 4380<br />
At the base of the fortress is the Bath of the Princess.
  • 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 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 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 3817<br />
Farming Terraces at Pisac with the village 1700 feet below in the valley.
  • Pisac 3842<br />
Farming Terraces with the Village of Pisac 1700 feet below.
  • Pisac 3815<br />
Agricultural terraces with Pisac 1700 feet below in the Urubamba Valley.
  • Pisac 3876<br />
Door going into one of the ceremonial houses next to the Temple of the sun in the ruins at Pisac.
  • Pisac 3865<br />
Inca priest waving at me as I walked by a religious site in the Pisac Ruins, or maybe just my shadow.
  • Raqchi 5200<br />
The Archaeological complex of Raqchi was built over three periods of Inca History during the 15th Century. The Temple of Wirococha  is believed to have the largest single roof in the Inca Empire with it being 302 feet long, 84 feet wide and the center wall 65 feet high. Needless to say this was a major ceremonial site.
  • Raqchi 5202<br />
The temple had seven Columns on each side of the wall. This was a two story building 302 feet long and 84 feet wide.
  • Raqchi 5199<br />
The temple had seven Columns on each side of the wall. This was a two story building 302 feet long and 84 feet wide.
  • Raqchi 5204<br />
The temple had seven Columns on each side of the wall. This was a two story building 302 feet long and 84 feet wide.
  • Raqchi 5208<br />
The temple had seven Columns on each side of the wall. This was a two story building 302 feet long and 84 feet wide.
  • Raqchi 5205<br />
Qolcas were long term storage houses for foods in the event of conflicts or shortages in the Inca Empire. Constructed with volcanic rock in a circular form with the base a little over 30 feet and almost 10 feet high with a conical thatched roof. Raqchi had  160 Qolcas in the complex.
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