Machu Picchu the return visit.

So, I wanted to return to Machu Picchu, and my major excuse was to go back with a better camera.

The second time around, the trip was easier in that I knew what I was getting into and the run around getting both entrance and bus tickets was easy.

The climb was a little harder as I am not in as good condition as I was in last time.  I avoided going up to the gatehouse, and started from about 4 stories lower down.

So, in no particular order, a load of pictures from one of the most photographed places in the world.

You can see three distinct styles in this one picture.  In the foreground, carefully formed stone with no mortar, on top of the wall in the middle, roughly shaped stone with mortar, and in the distant background, megalithic stone with no mortar.

Taken from above, this shows the water channels with catchment basins, used in the domestic side of Machu Picchu.

Next post will have a few pictures of the altar of the Condor.