Machu Picchu

Ruins & Huayna Picchu

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 26, 2007

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Train & Urubamba River Bridge

The train is part of the Orient Express Company.

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Hitching Post of the Sun

Used by priests to mark the equinoxes.

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Ruins

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Largest Building

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 26, 2007

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Bromeliads on Huayna Picchu

The sides of this peak are covered with a huge number of bromeliads.

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 26, 2007

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Bingham's 1911 Approach

Hiram Bingman found this path to the overgrown ruin with the help of a local farmer.

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Altar

The large dark stone in the center of the photo.

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Structure on in situ Rock

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'Achupalla'

Puya species

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Northern Viscachas

Lagidium peruanum

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Andean Emerald

Agyrtria franciae - looks like a female.

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 26, 2007

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