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Peru and Machu Picchu

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an Inca ruin along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Beside the houses lies an area of agricultural terraces.
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an Inca ruin along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Beside the houses lies an area of agricultural terraces.

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  • The ruins of Phuyupatamarca, is one of the most beautiful sites in the Inca Trail, almost always with clouds, typical of the cloud forests, and agricultural terraces and fountains with circulating fresh water. This ruin contains terraces, a serpentine vantage point, and an intricate series of ceremonial baths connected by water channels, all located at about 11,000 feet above sea level.<br /> <br /> Phuyupatamarca This “Cloud level Town” stands where the trail crosses from south to north of the long ridge leading to Machu Picchu. It is overlooked by flat-topped peaks whose Inca platforms were built for viewing a breathtaking panorama of snow peaks.
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  • an Inca ruin along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Beside the houses lies an area of agricultural terraces.
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  • Looking at the prisoners areas
  • Temple of the Sun at left, prisoners area in midddle and waynapicchu on the right
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  • This can give you an idea of the steepness of the area
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  • Here is the previous photo - zoomed in to the tents on the river, the trains and around the bend is Aguas Calientes
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