Piedra Consada (tired stone)

Inti Punku

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January 21st 2012
Inti Punku is Quechua for door of the sun. High above the valley, this ruin awaits the solstace, the day the sun passes through its door. Inti Punku is the highest ruin in sight of Ollanta, eleven thousand feet above sea level. The people in my organization told me I shouldn't try to summit this trail until I had completelty acclimated to the altitude of the town. Looking back, they were proba ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo

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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