Cusco and Machu Picchu Peru

Cusco

The starting point to Machu Picchu

Cusco

Nestled in a valley and this is where you catch the train to Machu Picchu 

Cobble stone streets

Narrow streets designed for wagons and horses and not cars

Street view

Here you can see where in the middle of the street there is a place for the rain water to  run down  and how small the streets are.

The passages in town

Made for wee folks

Train to Machu Picchu

There are three classes of trains that go to and from 
Auga Caliente 

The Mayor 

A local resident and her friend 

Center of Cusco Peru

Shopping day

Local Meat Market

Guinea Pig or Alpaca

Yummy

                    Machu Picchu Mountain

Machu Picchu stands for Old Mountain and there is mountains like this one at either end of the village of Machu Picchu

Housing and  terraced  area's

 There is a problem with the land moving because of the rains. It slides a few centimeters every year.

City in the clouds

The village is in cloud cover often and it does rain quite a bit. Since in the clouds maybe one of the reason it was not discovered for so many years

Terraced area's

This was a research facility for testing plant seeds and is the reason for the tarraced planting surfaces,They say there was about 500 people living here.

Stone houses

These are built to perfection. They did not use any filler between the stone.

Penthouse

People going up to the guard house location.Their are about 2500 people a day visiting the ruins.

View Property

Location, Location,Location

The new 

These are the new folks living in Machu Picchu

Window into the past

Bridge Engineering 

New seeds were brought along this path. Wow can you imagine the number of days it took to make this bridge!

Village of Agua Caliente

The village you stay in for visiting the ruins

Transportation 

Tourist class train to and from Cusco

Back in Cusco

Almost all pathways are on hills

Who cut their hair

How is this for fence building