The Inca residential complex of Machu Picchu was, and is, an incredible feat of architecture, sited three thousand feet above the valley floor of the Urubamba River. The mountain Huayna Picchu looks close enough to touch, yet odd enough to be a backdrop on a movie set.
If you enjoyed this Walking Tour of Machu Picchu, you should try the other Walking Tours and Photo Essays at About Archaeology.
A Walking Tour of Machu Picchu, Peru
By K. Kris Hirst, About.com
Index: A Walking Tour of Machu Picchu, Peru
- Machu Picchu: A Walking Tour of Pachacuti's Castle
- A Forest of Clouds
- Terraces and Diplomacy
- Inca Architecture at Machu Picchu
- Rooms Constructed out of Bedrock and Cut Granite
- Interior Hallway and Rooms
- Unreconstructed Room Block at Machu Picchu
- Llamas on a Terrace at Machu Picchu
- Temple of the Moon, Huayna Picchu
- The Edge of the World
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