A Walking Tour of Machu Picchu, Peru

By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide

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.

More Inca Resources

• Guide to the Inca Empire
• The Inca capital city of Cusco
• Inca Road System
• Inca Road Photo Essay
• Inca writing system called Quipu
• Inca archaeological sites