Here is another great photo from our trip to Peru. This isn’t the typical view of Machu Picchu. That’s probably what I like best about it. It’s different. MJ and I explored every angle and aspect of the wonderful “must see” location.
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Sorry I’ve been absent from the blog lately. The reason…..I was traveling to Michigan for some shipwreck scuba diving with some friends.
Anyway, tonight I have a picture from Machu Picchu. The entire abandoned city is surrounded by these amazing mountain peaks. In a weird way, the mountain peaks are neighbors to this Inca mountain top city.
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I realize this picture is basically of nothing, but I like it. This is the backside of Machu Picchu looking down the mountain behind the back city wall. You can see numerous Inca terraces cascading down the mountain. Other that the terraces, its just a long long drop to the valley floor below.
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This is an archaeological site in Peru in the Sacred Valley region near Cuzco. The elevation is around 11,500 feet at this site, so it wasn’t the highest point during our trip. This unusual Inca ruins, consists of several enormous terraced circular depressions. The largest one of the group is approximately 100 feet deep. Today, it is unclear what the purpose of this site was built by the Incas. The theory today is that the Incas used this to study the effects of different climatic conditions on crops.
Regardless of the original purpose, the site makes for a very unique location and one I am glad we had a chance to see. The picture won’t come close to really being there in person, but I hope you enjoy it.
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Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru about 38 miles from Cusco and is at an altitude of 9,160 feet above sea level. During the Inca Empire, this was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and the ceremonial center. During the Spanish conquest of Peru, it served as a stronghold for Manco Inca Yupanqui, who was the leader of the Inca resistance. Today, it is a tourist attraction due to the great Inca buildings on the side and top of the mountain.
At the base of the mountain, the Ollantaytambo village is very cute. As you go up the mountain, you have to climb up and past numerous terraces that the Inca people built in the mid-15th century. And when you get to the top, the Inca temple buildings and walls are amazing. Thus they call it Temple Hill.
This picture is a 20-exposure panorama view from the top of the mountain between sets of terraces looking back at the valley with the village of Ollantaytambo in the center. This picture probably doesn’t do it justice….you’ll just have to trust me. It was an outstanding experience and view.
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