In depth recounting of my global wandering
Let’s start today’s post with a bit of a thought experiment and see if we can, if not upend, at least unbalance a conventional belief. Here’s the subject: For more than five centuries, based mainly on contemporary reporting, historical and …
Some technical specifications. There was not great uniformity in the Inkan road system. For example, not all of the roads were paved with stone but those of importance such as at the main gate of Machu Picchu almost always were. …
I’m going to skip writing about our return to Aguas Calientes, dinner, and bedding down for the night because it’s simply too mundane a series of events to write about after walking through Machu Picchu. Don’t get me wrong, Aguas …
The Main Plaza. The area of Machu Picchu called the Main Plaza is hard to miss. It appears in nearly every iconic photo of the complex and its broad grassy expanse, unique by is very openness, is visible from nearly …
It’s time to finish our walk through Machu Picchu. More than merely keeping with the new format of shorter posts, I wanted to allow those of you who are still having some difficulty acclimatizing to the altitude a brief rest. …