Sacred Valley

  • Terraces
    Terraces
    500 year old structures that raise the question of how many people and how long it took to build.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0127
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shrub Flower
    Shrub Flower
    Mutisia species - best guess from some website photos.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0131
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mother & Child
    Mother & Child
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mother & Child
    Mother & Child
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0138
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Roadside Vendors
    Roadside Vendors
    Hoping tourists will make a purchase.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0139
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Andenes & Qalla Q'asa
    Andenes & Qalla Q'asa
    The terraces are 'Andenes' and the small village at the top is 'Qalla Q'asa'.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Qalla Q'asa
    Qalla Q'asa
    The small village at the top of the terraces.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 500 year old Inca Fountain
    500 year old Inca Fountain
    Andenes, Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0149
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Group
    Group
    I have no idea what the gate was for.
    Andenes, Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bromeliad
    Bromeliad
    Puya species
    Andenes, Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ruins above Andenes
    Ruins above Andenes
    Another small village above the terraces.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Terrace detail
    Terrace detail
    The stones sticking out of the 500 year old terrace walls are steps used by the people who worked the crops.
    Pisaq, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 20, 2007
    2007-05-20#0159
    Larry L. Jackson