Travel in Peru

These digital photos were taken in July 2003 while on a guided tour of modern Andean and ancient Incan civilizations in Peru. The photos were taken with a 0.35 MP digital camera and are reproduced without any editing.

Road to Machu Picchu
This is the road that the tourist buses must negotiate to take the passengers...

At Gate of the Sun - Intipunku
From this spot at 8921 feet the travelar who has spent 2 to 3 days on...

Machu Picchu from Gate of the Sun
This is the view the travelar on the Inca Trail saw at Intipunku.

Machu Picchu
This is close to where the Inca Trail enters Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu
This shows the open courtyards where civil and religious ceremonies were held...

Huayna Picchu
This is "New Peak" which forms one end of the mountain saddle...

Machu Picchu rock quarry
From this area much of the rock for building Machu Picchu was quarried. Machu...

Condor Image
This image, carved from native rock in Machu Picchu, represents the condor, a...

Sacsayhuaman
This fortress near Cuzco at 11,927', with the open area below the...

Inca Wall at Sacsayhuaman2
The close fitting stones of this wall which is constructed without any...

Inca Wall at Sacsayhuaman
More of the Incan walls with a small portion of the ceremonial terrace.

Christ Statue at Sacsayhuaman
A combination of the modern statuary with the ancient walls of the...

Tambo Machay
This is a religious site that only the ruling Inca and his family visited for...

article published 11/19/2004

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