Machu Picchu, Cusco Dept.

The tourist town of Aguas Caliente (about 7,000') lies along the Urubamba river at the base Macchu Pichu mountain, surrounded by highland jungle. The celebrated ruins of Machu Picchu have become the spiritual mecca of South America, we do our best to avoid the tourist hordes, exploring the surrounding areas including and the small peak of Huayna Picchu and the Inca trail that follows alongside the peak of Serra Machu Picchu. An area of stunning floristic diversity, the cloud forests are a botaniphile’s eden.

 

Machu Picchu

 

Machu Picchu

 

Machu Picchu

 

Machu Picchu

 

Cara cara, Machu Picchu

 

Viscacha, Machu Picchu.JPG

 

ascent to Huayna Pichu

 

Machu Picchu from Huayna Picchu

 

descent from Huayna Pichu to the Temple of the Moon

 

descent from Huayna Pichu to the Temple of the Moon

 

Temple of the Moon, below Huayna Pichu

 

Temple of the Moon, below Huayna Pichu

 

Gaultheria sp, Machu Picchu

 

Cypella sp, Machu Picchu

 

Fuchsia sp, Machu Picchu

 

Vallea stipularis, Machu Picchu

 

Orchid sp, Machu Picchu

 

Bomarea sanguinea, Machu Picchu, Photo N. Logan

 

Peperomia sp, Machu Picchu, Photo N. Logan

 

Proteaceae, Machu Picchu, Photo N. Logan

 

Sobralia, Machu Picchu, Photo N. Logan