Ruins on the Inca Trail near Phuyopatamarca with the Vilcabamba mountain range beyond

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Ruins on the Inca Trail near Phuyopatamarca with the Vilcabamba mountain range beyond Machu Picchu stands 2 430 m above sea level in the middle of a tropical mountain forest in an extraordinarily beautiful setting It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height its giant walls terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments The natural setting on the eastern slopes of the Andes encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna

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Size: 5441px × 3540px
Location: Peru
Photo credit: © Jamie Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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