Clouds come back...

The well-known view from the 'Funerary Rock' looks over the ceremonial/religious buildings in the left foreground, the central courtyard, 'Wayna Picchu' (the fog covered hill), the 'Royal Palaces' in the back right, the 'Residential Sector' just below that and the 'Prison Quarters' in the right foreground. Agricultural terraces surround the town on all sides.

Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

February 28th 2008
At long last we bring to the world another update… but not strictly according to original plans. Some of you will be expecting this to be coming (by way of a drunken haze) from some winery or other in Chile. That was Plan A, but my how things change so quickly. Some of you will be expecting this to be coming from Scotland (and no doubt are still expecting us to visit!). That was Plan B, which wa ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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