Esther

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Posted: 08 Aug 2014


Taken: 16 Aug 2013

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Incan Terraces

Incan Terraces
The Incans created narrow terraces on the steep mountainsides from which they grew crops to feed the city. Some of the boulders were too large to move so they just built the retaining walls around them.

Machu Picchu is believed to be the estate of a 15th-century Incan emperor. It is located at an altitude of 7,970 feet (2,430 meters) in the Andes mountains of Peru.

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10 comments - The latest ones
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Des terrasses impressionnantes
10 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Remarkable photo.
10 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Superb shot, Esther. What an amazing place to have lived.
10 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Bautiful detail of this site in which I walked too ....
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Many thanks for your comments.
10 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
Such narrow terraces
10 years ago.
 Phill G
Phill G
A brilliant feat of ancient engineering and planning. The labour force must have been enormous. To build this today would cost £billions. It's a testament to the folk who were responsible for it all, and kind of a shame it's not a thriving city to this day. Mind-boggling really. Ace shot of this astonishing place.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Sadly, a lot of it was built probably by slaves captured in warfare.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Thank you.
10 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Thank you!
10 years ago.

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