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Fish, lizards, and other miscellaneous animals of the Amazon River Basin
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Quenqo Incan ruins outside of Cusco, Peru
Sacsaywaman / Sacsayhuaman Incan ruins atop Cusco, Peru
Sacsaywaman / Sacsayhuaman Incan ruins atop Cusco, Peru
Tambomachay Incan ruins outside Cusco, Peru
Tambomachay Incan ruins outside Cusco, Peru
Tipon Incan fountain ruins outside Cusco, Peru
Tipon Incan fountain ruins outside Cusco, Peru
Pikillaqta Incan ruins outside Cusco, Peru
Pikillaqta Incan ruins outside Cusco, Peru
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Puca Pucara Incan ruins outside Cusco, Peru
Quenqo Incan ruins outside of Cusco, Peru
Moray Incan agricultural experimental grounds, Sacred Valley Peru
Ollantaytambo Royal Incan ruins along Urubamba River, Peru
Ollantaytambo Royal Incan ruins along Urubamba River, Peru
Pisac Incan ruins in the Sacred Vallley Outside Cusco along Urubamba River, Peru
Pisac Incan ruins in the Sacred Vallley Outside Cusco along Urubamba River, Peru
Road out of Cusco and into the Sacred Valley
Road out of Cusco and into the Sacred Valley
Moray Incan agricultural experimental grounds, Sacred Valley Peru
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Scenic views from Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Watchman's Hut at Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Watchman's Hut at Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
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Wayna Picchu hike overlooking Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Common District housing in Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Common District housing in Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Machu Picchu spring-fed fountains, Peru
Machu Picchu spring-fed fountains, Peru
Main lawn at Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Main lawn at Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
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Temples of Machu Picchu Incan ruins, Peru
Royal sector of Machu PIcchu Incan ruins, Peru
Royal sector of Machu PIcchu Incan ruins, Peru
Train to Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, Peru
Train to Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, Peru
Brief History of the Inca Empire
Brief History of the Inca Empire
General description of Pikillaqta, Peru

Ancient pre-Incan walls have survived over 1000 years at Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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The overgrowth is typical of any hillside.  Note the red flowering tree in the center. Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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The walls go on for quite a ways in two directions.  They are very straight, too.  Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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Many of the ancient Wari walls are at least two stories high.  Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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It's not crowded at Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.  It may not have been crowded 1000 years ago, either.  Scholars believe that this was not a place where anyone lived - that people came and went.  Perhaps as a ceremonial place.

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Plants thrive in the remains of an ancient Wari wall at Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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The view from Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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It goes on and on.  They say that 1000 years ago these walls were covered in white gypsum, the same mineral that we use in drywall today.  Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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The stonework is fairly ordinary at Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.  Nothing compared to the Incas 500 years later.

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Cactus and other plants call one of the walls home.  Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru.

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Not even at a remote site such as Pikillaqta outside of Cusco, Peru can you escape the vendors.  At least there were only 2 of them here.  Not a lot of traffic to this archeological site.

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