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Machupicchu Peru
Machu Picchu
by Alberto Estella

Panorámica de tres fotos en vertical con Canon G3

Me gusta mucho la composición de esta foto y los distintos tonos de verdes.

Hace mas de diez años que tome esta foto pero todavía recuerdo la paz y sosiego que sentí en mi espíritu. Un dia inolvidable.

Monumento que recomiendo visitar a todo aquel que pueda.

Peru - Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
by Henk Verheyen

Amazing how the Inca's built this city and even more amazing the Spanish didn't find it. Wonderful to be there...20160804_Peru 2016_3159

Lost city of the Incas.
Machu Picchu

Expedição Fotográfica Peru - Uma viagem ao Império Inca Uma mistura de aventura e misticismo, embarque em uma expedição fotográfica sem precedentes...

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Machupicchu, Cusco, Peru.
Machu Picchu

Depois desta experiência, inicia-se um novo ciclo, impossível continuar olhando o mundo com os mesmos olhos !!! Sou grato por ter tido esta...

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Spying Machu Picchu, Urubamba, Peru.
Machu Picchu

Looking through an arch at the main square and eastern urban sector of Machu Picchu. This Inca citadel was built in the 15th century on the ridge of...

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Vista of Maras Salt Mines, Maras, Peru
Vista of Maras Salt Mines, Maras, Peru

A beautiful view of a salt mine used by the Incas that is still in use today

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Salty Patterns
Salty Terraces

Widest view of the salt pans. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.

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Polylepis Ancient Forest
Polylepis Ancient Forest

These Fairytale Trees Only Grow at Incredible Altitudes 3.948,0 m (13°17'15" S 72°3'1" W)

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Peru - Machu Picchu
Peru - Machu Picchu
by Henk Verheyen

Amazing how the Inca's built this city and even more amazing the Spanish didn't find it. Wonderful to be there... 20160804_Peru 2016_3395

Machu Picchu and the Guard House, Urubamba, Peru
Machu Picchu

The Guard House overlooking the Incan citadel at an altitude of around 2430m. Machu Picchu was built in the mid-1400s for the Inca emperor Pachacuti...

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Main Square
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, Peru

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Maras...
Les mines de sel de Maras

Sal de Maras - Cuzco / Cusco - Peru - South America

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The Astounding Incan Moray Circles, Peru
The Astounding Incan Moray Circles, Peru

These huge concentric circular terraces (look for the people!) are a testament to ancient engineering. Each massive terrace hewn into the hillside...

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Nevado Veronica
Nevado Veronica

Veronica is the highest peak in the sacred valley of the Incas, 5683m. (18,641ft) summit elevation, taken with a zoom lens from the Moray...

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Machu Picchu Gloom
Machu Picchu
by Michael

I think this was a once in a livetime opportunity, photograping Machu Picchu. During our travels around the world we had planned in two visites, once in the afternoon and once in the morning on two consecutive days.

But the weather wasn't what I had hoped for, no magic light. So I tried to make the best of it, put my Lee Big Stopper in front of the lens and went to shoot some moody photos. I knew from the beginning that I would convert those to bw and this here is the result.

So why do I write once in a lifetime? Well to be honest, although this place holds a lot of mysticism and is quite fascinating, it's also overrun by tourists (us included). It was certainly no pleasure to explore the ruins with thousands of people. In my opinion the number of visitors should be limited more than it already is. Considering that there are so many other fascinating places to visit around the world I don't think that I will spend the money to visit Machu Picchu again.

If you haven't been, great, I would recommend a visit to see it for yourself. But unlike some other places for me it's no place to revisit. When I'm in the area again I will rather do some of the other hikes, of which there are many.

PS: besides going black and white there are more ways to take great photos in less than ideal weather conditions. I recorded a video about it a few weeks ago.

Machupicchu, Cusco, Peru.
Machu Picchu

One of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World

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Divine light
Machu Picchu

At this moment, I only thought of a light, my light, my More.

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Machupicchu, Cusco, Peru.
Machu Picchu

Depois desta experiência, inicia-se um novo ciclo, impossível continuar olhando o mundo com os mesmos olhos !!! Sou grato por ter tido esta...

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Sunrise Machupicchu
Machu Picchu

Expedição Fotográfica Peru Uma viagem ao Império Inca De 16 a 24 de junho Um sonho possível, essa expedição com trekking curtos foi pensada e...

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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu

It is such a popular destination. It is almost impossible to take this shot with no people, even I went there early as possible. I had to take...

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Salty Patterns
Salty Terraces

Wider view of the salt pans. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.

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Salty Patterns
Salty Terraces

Salt pan patterns in Salinas, Peru, way high up in the Andes. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.

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Machupicchu
Peru - Machu Picchu

Some houses of the Archaeological Site had their coverings reconstituted, to allow visitors to have an idea of what the city was like in Inca, when...

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Saline Solutions
Salty Terraces

Salt pans at Maras, near Urubamba, Peru. Detail taken with zoom lens.

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Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru
Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru

The temple terraces of the Inca town Ollantaytambo built in the 15th century. After escaping capture and fleeing Cuzco from the Spanish Conquistadors...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Urubamba!
Most notably Henk Verheyen, Jacques B. Geoffroy, Alberto Estella and Andrey Sulitskiy.