Country |
Province State |
Region |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13078.jpg) |
Curved walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13079.jpg) |
A walled enclosure. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13080.jpg) |
The site is on a slope. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67247.jpg) |
A series of baths. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67248.jpg) |
Restored Inca house. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13081.jpg) |
Porter in the rain above Phuyupatamarka. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67249.jpg) |
The Inca Trail descends on an Inca staircase for 1000m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67250.jpg) |
The trail and the 1000m staircase. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Phuyupatamarka |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67251.jpg) |
One of the many caves in the region. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67252.jpg) |
The Urubamba River Valley beneath the clouds. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67253.jpg) |
The trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13082.jpg) |
A pligrim rest halt. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67254.jpg) |
Inca steps. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13083.jpg) |
View of the valley from 2700m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13088.jpg) |
Settlements on the valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
Winay Wayna |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13084.jpg) |
Winay Wayna (2700m) is an Inca pilgrims' rest. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
Winay Wayna |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67255.jpg) |
Stone terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
Winay Wayna |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13085.jpg) |
Buildings on the slope. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
Winay Wayna |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67256.jpg) |
View from the terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
Winay Wayna |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67257.jpg) |
The river below the site. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13086.jpg) |
Forested slopes of the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13087.jpg) |
The river bends through 180 degrees. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13089.jpg) |
The Urubamba River is a tributary of the Amazon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13090.jpg) |
Inti Punku (the Gateway of the Sun) at 2750m marks the end of the Inca Trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Urubamba River |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13091.jpg) |
View of Machu Picchu from Inti Punku. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13092.jpg) |
Machu Picchu (2460m) is a piligrimage city constructed around 1450. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13093.jpg) |
Ceremonial buildings and plazas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13094.jpg) |
The spectacular setting of Machu Picchu. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67258.jpg) |
The site is often lost in cloud. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00113.jpg) |
Machu Picchu is set in front of the peak, Huayna Picchu, 300m higher. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13097.jpg) |
The Urubamba River 600m below. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13095.jpg) |
Residential and industrial areas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67259.jpg) |
Residential buildings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13096.jpg) |
The site was abandoned before the arrival of the Spanish and rediscovered in 1911. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67260.jpg) |
The end of the Inca Trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67261.jpg) |
Spectacular view from the Inca Trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13098.jpg) |
Terraces lead up to a plateau above the city. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13099.jpg) |
Funerary rock used to mummify bodies. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13100.jpg) |
The hut of the caretaker of the Funerary Rock. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13101.jpg) |
Huayna Picchu is 2720m above sea level. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67262.jpg) |
Machu Picchu is set on a saddle above a u-bend at the river. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13102.jpg) |
The dramatic setting of Machu Picchu. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67263.jpg) |
Scenery beyond the buildings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13103.jpg) |
The walls of the Ceremonial area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13104.jpg) |
Walled enclosure. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13105.jpg) |
The enormous Ceremonial area is the heart of the site. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00931.jpg) |
Building in the area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13106.jpg) |
The area is on several levels. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13107.jpg) |
Sixteen connected ceremonial stone baths. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67264.jpg) |
Ceremonial bath. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Ceremonial Area |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67265.jpg) |
Detail of the wall. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13108.jpg) |
Steep misty mountains overlook the city. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67266.jpg) |
Fertile mountains. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13109.jpg) |
The circular Temple of the Sun is the main place of worship. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13110.jpg) |
The distinctive trapeziod doorways of the Incas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13112.jpg) |
Fine stone work. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13111.jpg) |
Trapeziod niches that once housed gold objects. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67267.jpg) |
Passageways and a gateway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13114.jpg) |
A cavern beneath the temple once housed mummies of royalty. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13113.jpg) |
Inca stones carved to fit together tightly and be earthquake resistant. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Sun |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67268.jpg) |
The temple walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00988.jpg) |
The narrow valley of the Urubamba River 600m below Machu Picchu. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67269.jpg) |
Dramatic views. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13115.jpg) |
Quarry area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67270.jpg) |
Forested hill. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67271.jpg) |
Inca wall. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Three Windows |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13116.jpg) |
The Temple of the Three Windows. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Three Windows |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13117.jpg) |
The interior of the temple has large foundation stones. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Three Windows |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67272.jpg) |
Stonework. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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Temple of the Three Windows |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13118.jpg) |
View through a window. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13120.jpg) |
Inca sundial. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67273.jpg) |
Buildings in bright sunlight. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67274.jpg) |
Buildings above terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00932.jpg) |
Houses overlooked by steep forested mountains. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13119.jpg) |
The house of the high priest. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13121.jpg) |
Buildings and terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67275.jpg) |
The sacristy. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13122.jpg) |
A carved stone that was used as a calendar. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13123.jpg) |
Llamas and villagers in the residential area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13124.jpg) |
Llamas wandering around the ruins. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13125.jpg) |
Temple wall with windows. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67276.jpg) |
Carvings of unknown function. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67277.jpg) |
Precise stonework. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13126.jpg) |
Walled enclosure with houses. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67278.jpg) |
Visitors. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67279.jpg) |
Part of a building with window, niches and a door. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67280.jpg) |
Curved passageway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13127.jpg) |
The buildings are set around natural rock formations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67281.jpg) |
Plaque to commemorate Hiram Bingham, the first European to find the site (1911). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67282.jpg) |
Terraced mountain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13128.jpg) |
The railway and river 600m below the site. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67283.jpg) |
The river and terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13129.jpg) |
An access road zig zags between Machu Picchu and the riverside village of Aquas Calientes. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13130.jpg) |
The village of Aguas Calientes is little more than a railway station 600m below Machu Picchu. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13131.jpg) |
Railside restaurant. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13132.jpg) |
The market. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13133.jpg) |
A hotel, part of the railway station. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67284.jpg) |
Locomotive. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67285.jpg) |
The train to Cuzco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Aguas Calientes |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13134.jpg) |
The Urubamba River. |
1995 |