Machu Picchu 3

Machu Picchu 3

Another detail view of the famous Inca citadel – Machu Picchu, Peru.

This view overlooks the modern day town of Aguas Calientes/Pueblo Machu Picchu, nested far below in the valley on the banks of the Urubamba River, one of the major tributaries of the upper Amazon.

The terraces in the background are each approximately 2 metres high, the steep drop-off into the valley below impresses just how easily defended the site would have been (the invading Spanish never found it, rather, it was abandoned after the Inca civilisation collapsed).

In many places, the terraces fall away into chasms several hundred metres deep.

Machu Picchu, Peru

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