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Cusco
Photos
©
Jorge
Mazzotti
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The Machu Picchu sanctuary in the mountain heights is the image that Man created
of his surroundings.
The terraces symbolize the various levels of the cosmos; the communication between the upper world, this world and netherworld
(hanak pacha, kay pacha and uku pacha, according to Andean beliefs); the canals and fountains are the image of a river that has been channeled, where water has been tamed.
Machu Picchu is "like a main shrine that functioned with greater efficiency, as if all things sacred were
concen- trated here, and as if this residence gathered together all those who wielded the charisma of absolute power".
Luis E. Valcárcel |
Our gratefulness to Condor Travel, Hotel Sonesta Posada
del Inca Cuzco and Lan Perú that allowed us to obtain these photos
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