Machu Picchu, Peru

photos, stories & tips from my travel in Machu Picchu
Lush green mountain across across the river from Machu Picchu
The main ruins at Machu Picchu are first seen just past the guard house.
A resting rodent blends into a niche in the wall at Machu Picchu.
Late afternoon view of the central plaza at Machu Picchu.
A dense area of stone buildings sits on top of a green terraced corner at Machu Picchu.
Sunny view inside a reconstructed house with thatched roof at Machu Picchu
Peering through aligned windows into a reconstructed hut at Machu Picchu
A flowering bromeliad sits on top of sloping ruins at Machu Picchu.
Small thatched stone buildings sit on the agricultural terraces near the entrance to Machu Picchu.
Terracotta figures from the Chancay culture decorate a wall at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.
Tiny people can be spotted on the slopes of Huayna Picchu and its neighboring peak.
Close up view over top of roofless walls at Machu Picchu
Nook between buildings at Machu Picchu where water sometimes flows.
Shadows fill a corridor at Machu Picchu late in the afternoon.
Temples of the Sacred District at Machu Picchu seen from the central plaza.
A single tree stands in the central plaza at Machu Picchu
One tall tree at Machu Picchu towers above the ruins.
Neon red flowers on long stalks grow from crevices in a wall at Machu Picchu.
Green bridges cross a rocky construction site in Aguas Calientes