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Main Square, Cusco – Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001. Cusco’s main square is surrounded by two cathedral, built upon the temples of the Sun and the Moon. In such a way the conquerors imposed over the Inkas not only militarily but culturally as well.


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Shadows and Shining – Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001. Floor’s and wall’s surfaces melts in Cusco’s light and dark. A cultural syncretism came up from the Inkas and the Spanish people, who heritage theirs architecture to the city.


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Inka Path to Machu Picchu – Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001. The Inkas built a 45 kilometers path between Cusco, capital of its empery and the sacred sanctuary of Machu Picchu, bearing in mind the water availability along it.

Moon’s Temple – Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001 Runqurakay was a military observation place, where Inca’s messengers use to stop and exchange posts. It is built in honor to the Moon and is possible to see from it any person approaching to the Valley.

Waterfall - Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001. There are a lot of fresh water sources along the way. It is impossible to be thirsty here.


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Trunks, Andinean Forest – Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001 Trunk’s shape is the particular response each plant gives to its growing requirements, among a community which competes for the light needed to do photosynthesis, in order to live.


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Brenched Terraces, Wijña Waina – Alvaro H. Pescador R. – 2001. Wijña Waina in Quechua means young water. Maybe this is related with Heráclito’s idea about water continues movement, which is always renewing by itself.


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Fountain – detail. Alvaro H. Pescador R –2001. Based upon this design, Wijña Waina inhabitants stored the water in agreement with their requirements.


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Machu Picchu - Alvaro H. Pescador R – 2001. The so called “Condor Hill” appears highlighted in yellow. A bigger Condor might be formed with an scarlet wing over the Wayna Picchu. Even bigger, another Condor in a blue green can be seen when including the other mountain. Does the Incas knew about fractals?

Sun’s Temple - Alvaro H. Pescador R – 2001. On December the 21st during the summer solstice in the south hemisphere, the Sun lights into the window to the Urubamba River. During the Spring equinoctial enters by the adjacent window. It is Astronomically harder to calculate equinoctials than solstices. The Sun’s Temple in Machu Picchu allows both things, having the windows an angle close to the 90°.

Why was the Sanctuary located there? Discover it in the Water Planet book.


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Urubamba Canon - Alvaro H. Pescador R – 2001. Descending to Hot Waters some branched terraces may be appreciated over the mountain shadowed slope. Inca’s s main crops were corn, potatoes and yucca.

Aguas Calientes - Alvaro H. Pescador R – 2001. The Inka path to Machu Picchu finish returning to a fresh water source, the Urubamba river where it begins 50 kilometers back. Pointing to the North, the path reaches Machu Picchu in the most inaccessible part of it.


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