A few minutes past Chinchero the Avenue Mariscal Castilla bends dramatically to reveal this first view of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
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We overlook Raqch’i village and rich farmland to the distant Andean peaks, down below, out of view, is the Urubamba River that created the valley. The prominent, sharp distant peak is Pumahuanca of the Urubamba Mountain Range, at 17,448 feet (3.3 miles) altitude it is “only” the 179th highest of the Andes. Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huayllabamba District.
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Michael, I’ve been enjoying your previous posts of your travels to this region. The landscape fills with nature’s many gifts. One can see why the Incas found it sacred to their way of life.
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I am feeling good, reliving that trip via photography.
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