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PhotoSecrets Machu Picchu, first published April 21, 2018. This version output April 21, 2018.
Curated, coded and designed by Andrew Hudson. Copyright © Andrew Hudson for PhotoSecrets (Photo Tour Books, Inc.). Photos, text and maps copyrights are listed in the credits section.
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A great travel photograph, like a great news photograph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photographers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”
There are countless books that can help you with photographic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.
In my career as a professional travel photographer, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photographing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photograph on assignment.
PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”
Bob Krist has photographed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photographer of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.
For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photographer magazine as “the best book about travel photography we’ve ever read.”
The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photography, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photographs.
PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for composition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.
The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!
Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!
Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.
Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photography books. He has photographed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photography, Where, and Woman’s World.
Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.
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Name: | Machu Picchu |
Address: | Machu Picchu, Cuzco Region, Peru |
What: | A15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. |
Where: | Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District, Peru |
Founded: | c. 1450 |
Abandoned: | 1572 |
Cultures: | Inca civilization |
Awards: | UNESCO World Heritage Site New Seven Wonders of the World |
GPS: | -13.16306,-72.54556 |
Far: | 500 km (312 miles) from Lima (capital of Peru) |
Photographer: Pululante
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.1653181 -72.5446814 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: David Stanley
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Chensiyuan
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Bill Damon
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Roderick Eime
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Padowski2000
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: YI-AN
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Addr: | Where: | -13.1653181 -72.5446815 | |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Anton_Ivanov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Anton_Ivanov
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Leagam
Source: Shutterstock
License: Shutterstock standard license.
Photographer: Charlesjsharp
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Dennis Jarvis
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Keokan
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: David Stanley
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Axel Ebert
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Mckay Savage
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Petrusbarbygere
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: CT Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Alberana
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Where: | -13.163493 -72.545845 | |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Chensiyuan
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Alonso Cárdenas
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Icelight
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Built by the Incas as a secret entrance to Machu Picchu for the Inca army, this stone path cut into a cliff face has a twenty-foot gap that could be bridged with two tree trunks, otherwise leaving the trail impassable to outsiders due to the 1,900-feet drop.
Addr: | Inca Bridge, Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.171583333333 -72.546083333333 |
What: | Bridge | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Fountain | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Trail | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Davidbroad
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Building | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Nklink
Year: 2002.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jon Roberts
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Lee Coursey
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 | |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jorge Láscar
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Views | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Brian Snelson
Year: 2002.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Mckay Savage
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jordan Klein
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Inti Watana or Intiwatana at the archaeological site of Machu Picchu is a notable ritual stone associated with the astronomic clock or calendar of the Inca in South America.
Addr: | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 | |
What: | Astronomical observatory | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Intiwatana | Wik: |
Photographer: Bcasterline
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: David Stanley
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jordan Klein
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Fler
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Jordan Klein
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jimmy Harris
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Animal | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Emmanuel DYAN
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Nimmi Solomon
Year: 2007.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Jon Roberts
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Viault
Year: 1980.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Temple | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Yusuke Ho
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: David Stanley
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Machu Picchu, Peru.
Addr: | Cusco, Peru | Where: | -13.161738 -72.545801 |
What: | Ritual stone | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Roca Sagrada |
Photographer: Brattarb
Year: 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Temple | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Brattarb
Year: 10.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Martin St-Amant
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Pastor3571
Year: 2014.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 4.
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: David Stanley
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Untifler
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Pululante
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.163530 -72.545264 |
What: | Temple | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Templo de la Tres Ventanas |
Photographer: Mckay Savage
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Lucia Barreiros Da Silva
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Diego Delso
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Diego Delso
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Nimmi Solomon
Year: 2007.
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Mckay Savage
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Rock | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Maasaak
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Rock | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Jorge Láscar
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jorge Láscar
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Fountain | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Rodrigo Argenton
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.163676 -72.545234 |
What: | Temple | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Templo Principal |
Photographer: Mckay Savage
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Jorge Láscar
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Pierre Andre Leclercq
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Entropy1963
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Steps | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Pululante
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Christophe Meneboeuf
Year: 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 | |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Mckay Savage
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: David Stanley
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
What: | Views | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Geoff Gallice
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Colin W
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Colin W
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.16306 -72.54556 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Unukorno
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Addr: | Where: | -13.166068 -72.542905 | |
What: | Temple | When: | Morning |
Look: | Northwest ↖ | Far: | 440 m (1450 feet) |
AKA: | Templo del Condor |
Photographer: Jorge Láscar
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Cusco, Aguas Calientes, Peru | Where: | -13.155776 -72.524050 |
What: | Railway station | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Aguas Calientes Train Station |
Photographer: C T Johansson
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Jennifrog
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Ian Gampon
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Av. Imperio de los Incas 524, Aguas Calientes, Peru | Where: | -13.154373 -72.525600 |
What: | Statue | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: E Skog
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Cvpts
Source: Flickr
License: CC-BY 2.
Addr: | Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.154833 -72.525333 |
What: | Person | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Liamuller
Year: 2012.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Phutuq K’usi is a round-shaped mountain located on the opposite side of the Urubamba River to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru.
Addr: | Machupicchu District, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region | Where: | -13.15556 -72.53611 |
What: | Mountain | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Putucusi | Wik: |
Photographer: Lmuellerleile
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
The largest of the steep wooden ladders on the trek to the summit of Phutuq K’usi.
Addr: | Phutuq K’usi, Peru | Where: | -13.155575 -72.536170 |
What: | Ladder | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Lmuellerleile
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Addr: | Phutuq K’usi, Peru | Where: | -13.157345 -72.535878 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Sascha Wenninger
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Huayna Picchu, Wayna Picchu or Wayna Pikchu is a mountain in Peru around which the Urubamba River bends.
Addr: | Machupicchu District, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region | Where: | -13.15750 -72.54722 |
What: | Mountain | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Maasaak
Year: 2013.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Steve Bennett
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Machu Picchu, Peru | Where: | -13.156716 -72.546363 |
When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Xauxa
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Bcasterline
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco.
Addr: | Ollantaytambo District, Machu Picchu | Where: | -13.257287 -72.266594 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Pumatallis | Wik: |
Photographer: Bernard Gagnon
Year: 1984.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Stevage
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Stevage
Year: 2009.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Ollantaytambo, Peru | Where: | -13.255106 -72.265088 |
What: | Granaries | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Pinkuylluna |
Photographer: Wolfgangbeyer
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Addr: | Ollantaytambo, Peru | Where: | -13.2574472 -72.2670898 |
What: | Monolith | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Emax
Source: Wikipedia
License: Released by author into the public domain.
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day.
Addr: | Where: | -13.25806 -72.26333 | |
What: | Trail | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Camino Inca, Camino Inka, Mollepata, Classic, One Day | Wik: |
Photographer: Burnhamarlidge
Year: 2015.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 4.
Photographer: Steve Pastor
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Patallaqta Llaqtapata or Q’inti Marka is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District.
Addr: | Where: | -13.23139 -72.43139 | |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Llactapata, Q’inti Marka | Wik: |
Photographer: Steve Pastor
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Steve Pastor
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: D Gordon E Robertson
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Photographer: Steve Pastor
Year: 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Warmi Wañusqa or Warmiwañusqa is a mountain pass in the Cusco Region in Peru.
Addr: | Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu | Where: | -13.24278 -72.48417 |
What: | Mountain pass | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Warmi Wañusqa | Wik: |
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: Steve Pastor
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 3.
Photographer: Steve Pastor
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Runkuraqay or Runku Raqay is an archaeological site on a mountain of the same name in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District.
Addr: | Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu | Where: | -13.22833 -72.50139 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
Wik: |
Photographer: Tyler Bell
Year: 1997.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY 2.
Photographer: Colegota
Year: 1998.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 2.
Photographer: D Gordon E Robertson
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Qunchamarka is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District, southwest of the mountain Runkuraqay.
Addr: | Inca Trail, Peru | Where: | -13.214151 -72.523254 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Conchamarka | Wik: |
Photographer: D Gordon E Robertson
Year: 2011.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Puyupatamarca or Phuyupatamarca is an archaeological site along the Inca Trail in the Urubamba Valley of Peru.
Addr: | Inca Trail, Peru | Where: | -13.206488 -72.532095 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Phuypatamarca | Wik: |
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Addr: | Inca Trail, Peru | Where: | -13.186386 -72.541200 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
Photographer: Matt Austin
Year: 2006.
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Wiñay Wayna is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Pikchu.
Addr: | Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu | Where: | -13.19278 -72.53639 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
AKA: | Winayawayna | Wik: |
Photographer: Marion & Christoph Aistleitner
Year: 2010.
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License: Released by author into the public domain.
Photographer: Againerick
Year: 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
License: CC-BY-SA 3.
Vitcos is an archaeological site in the Cusco Region in Peru, believed to have been used by ruler in exile Manco Inca during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Addr: | Cusco, Cusco District, Cusco Province, Cusco Region | Where: | -13.0982049 -72.9319239 |
What: | Archaeological site | When: | Anytime |
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