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by - Kyle Porter - Explore score - 4.01 Gigapixels - Date added
- April 22, 2010 - Date taken - April 18, 2010 Canon Powershot
SX110 IS Update (5-15-12): This shot is now featured in the
worlds largest atlas. The book is 6 feet tall and 9 feet wide
when open and my Machu Picchu shot was selected to represent
South America. This trip was an amazing adventure and we did it
in just over 3 days, traveling by planes, trains and two hour
long death defying cab rides. Macchu Picchu is a pre-Columbian
Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is
situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru,
which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cusco and through
which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that
Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor
Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of
the Incas", it is per