The four-windowed wall (or was it five?) |
The Wall of Sacred Subsidence (some of the guides said it was earth-quake damage)(much more exciting) |
Jig-saw wall |
Many-windowed wall |
A landslide almost obliterated switchback #23 |
After the formal tour, Charlie left us to our own devices, which included the snack shoppe; the purple corn drink was quite good; gluten- free, too |
Homage to Hiram Bingham |
And a subtle reminder that there were half a dozen families living at Machu Picchu when he "discovered" it |
Interesting cloud and shadow effects |
Thus |
They also serve... |
Good work if you can get it...beats living on an animal refuge on the high arid plains; plus the tourists feed you all manner of interesting treats |
Irrigation/spare parts |
Mountain not climbed |
Rarely-seen back side |
If you visit Machu Picchu, be sure to bring either a guide or a guidebook... |
This is absolutely the only interpretive signage there |
Other side again |
Llamas are extremely territorial |
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