Machu Picchu, Peru, stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. The site opens at 06:00 a.m. just before the sunrise. Very often, the morning fog prevents the visitors from seeing the first light but, after a while, a magical and mysterious atmosphere is revealed and the light starts playing with the fog... I had a luminous experience while meditating there years ago and decided to come back alone with my camera.
Machu Picchu, Peru, stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. The site opens at 06:00 a.m. just before the sunrise. In many cases, the morning fog prevents the visitors from seeing the first light. However, after a while, a magical and mysterious atmosphere is revealed and the light starts playing with the fog...
Machu Picchu, Peru, stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. I stayed in the site for a full day: from 06:00 (just before sunrise), enjoying and picturing an amazing mixture of light and fog, until 17:00 (closing time) when you almost have the ruins to yourself...
Machu Picchu, Peru, stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. I stayed in the site for a full day: from 06:00 (just before sunrise), enjoying and picturing an amazing mixture of light and fog, until 17:00 (closing time) when you almost have the ruins to yoursel.Many visitors climb Huayna Picchu mountain, as I did many years ago. It is the one that appears behind the Inca City in the classic postcard photo of Machu Picchu. It can be scary for people with fear of heights.This is a view from the top of Machu Picchu Mountain, which offers less steep but higher, wider and visually less frightening roads than Huayna Picchu.
This is a mountain trail heading to the Inca Bridge, west from Machu Picchu. The trail is a stone path, part of which is cut into a cliff face.
Machu Picchu, Peru, stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. I stayed in the site for a full day: from 06:00 (just before sunrise), enjoying and picturing an amazing mixture of light and fog, until 17:00 (closing time) when you almost have the ruins to yourself...
