Posted on 10/04/2010 7:18:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Only ever seen by a few people over the past century, the Inca site of Inkaraqay located on an inaccessible and nearly vertical side of the Huayna Picchu mountain that overlooks Machu Picchu, is only now being revealed to the wider world. With the appearance of a fort hanging on to the sheer drop that gives way to the Vilcanota river and the well-known moon temple below, its huge walls and terraces covering 4,500 square metres are actually agricultural in nature.
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nice pics
From the article: It involves a infinitely long and incredibly steep climb of seven hours
Incarracay Inca Ruins
I gave them the width=200 treatment, so opening them in a tab will reveal them in their natural size.
stunning!
I had hoped to hike to Machu Picchu about ten years back but never made it.
I dont know if I could take the hike now.
I spent an afternoon there. Would love to go back.
Looks like they didn’t know how to get the best use out of a window. ;’)
There must have been hostile tribes that they were defending against. So they built there fortifications high in the mountains.
So why did they abandon these secluded fortifications? They probably conquered their enemies in battle. They were then safe to settle lands at lower elevations without the highland fortifications.
Between the low-altitude heat and humidity, the slope, vertigo, and the thin air higher up, I’m pretty sure I’d have to be lowered onto the site via helicopter (and wearing a blindfold).
It was a summer getaway for the big cheese; also, there *is* no hospitable geography in much of Peru. :’)
You lucky SOB.
Lack of time funds prevents me from seeing all that I would like to see.
That and unsafe country’s.
“time and funds”
Kung La = Khardung La
Looks like the Rockies, only a bit higher. I think there is one of those Buddhist retreats just outside Boulder.I’d just tour the Rockies from Canada to New Mexico - plus no issues with Maoist Rebels in Nepal.
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