Cusco and Machu Pichu

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August 20th 2006

A few photos of Machu Pichu, Cusco, and Ollantaytambo...

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Dawn at Machu Pichu

They use the llamas to keep the grass short.
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Huayna Pichu

The steep-sided mountain right next to Machu Pichu with some more ruins on top.
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Sacsayhuamán

The amazing 11-sided boulder!
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Sacsayhuamán

Yes, that's row after row of car-sized boulders.





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Date: 5th September 2006

Masonry
The 11 sided boulder is pretty cool. Jeff, do you know the story behind this amazing feat of masonry?

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Date: 23rd February 2007

dawn at machu pichu
c'mon...why isn't this is one of the "best photo's" ?!? very dreamy. i love the pics. are you guys still traveling?

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