Machu Picchu II by inshaala

Photography • Landscape • posted on Nov 26, 2007

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This one is taken from the Quarry, in which you can still see the broken boulders which the inca's used to build the place from. There is one such rock which has some petroglyphs on them (snakes to be precise - another incan/andean deity) - infact it is the flat one you can seeobstructing your view of the part of the beige path to the right, directly below (in the picture) the tree before the main courtyard of the complex. This was an interesting place because of all the rocks around, and also the fact that the lodges used by the stonemasons were still part of the construction - Machu Picchu was not completed btw. Also that horseshoe construction you see with the "prongs" facing us... well they fouled up on that one... the right hand corner of the building sunk into the foundations which hadn't been laid properly (i'll reiterate what i said in my last upload: 60% of the construction work of Machu Picchu is below ground level!!). Construction was abandoned at the time of the incas - this is shown by the fact that the masonry of some of the stones on the other side of that wall was unfinished (it also provided archaeologists with a clue as to how the incas did it - the stones were fitted into place so they locked regardless of the external look of the wall itself... they then hammered the stone to match the rest of the wall - quite different from european styles of masonry). Well - that was all pulled from memory, so i have to say i am glad i went, i evidently learnt a lot when i was out there. Enjoy! Rich

Comments (33)

Valerie-Ducom

8:52AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Oh yes, it's a really beautiful picture and very nice color and light ! Excellent ! Good day :)

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pixelmeister

8:55AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Very nice Photo!

aljaysart

8:56AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Excellent place and capture.

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Marcel-P

9:11AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Impressive and wonderful landscape you've captured here! :)

BorisB

9:22AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Another marvelous perspective and wonderful depth, great!!

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efferre

9:23AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Outstanding fantastic capture of a splendid and fantastic scenery with an excellent lighting!... and interesting notes, thanks!

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bentchick

10:11AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Oh!!! You lucky dog!!!! I've always wanted to see this in person!!!! Someday!!! Absolutly stunning!!!

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Coppens

10:18AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Outstanding capture!

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zoren

10:31AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

amazing place......!

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amlondono

11:24AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Amazing shot ! . One of my favorite places in the world , Ana

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wastl001

11:39AM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Aamzing place, amazing shot!!

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athesdan

12:20PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

splendid shot !

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artaddict2

12:53PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Amazing and unbelievable place.

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DCLEW2

1:11PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Great photo and very interesting info...

42n8

1:20PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Oh wow i wish i were there right now excellent capture.

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NightGallery

1:23PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Well captured, and love the info with the image. This is really awesome stuff here man!

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mark.spooner

1:24PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Lovely work!

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babuci

3:50PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

AMAZING sight. Thanks for a huge info!

MrsLubner

6:09PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

This mountain is so alive. You can feel the history in the air as it catches the breeze and whips around your face. Spectacular shot!

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volante8

7:38PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

wow one of your best

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alphalioness Online Now!

8:01PM | Mon, 26 November 2007

Excellent memory :D Thank you for the history lesson...Had no idea they never finished it...you hear so much about how fabulous ancient builders were yet they go and mess ups something so important...Puts them on a more human level :)

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