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Altar at Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Initially thought to be a sun dial or other astronomical device, served probably as an altar  dedicated to fertility goddess Mother Earth - Pacha Mama.
Intihuatana, or ritual stone associated with the Inca calendar
Machu Pichu, Peru - May 16 : Room build to praise the Condor with large stones resembling the wings. May 16 2016, Machu Pichu Peru.
The Inti Watana, Intihuatana, or Intiwatana, is one of the strangest and most enigmatic structures at Machu Picchu. Known as the “hitching post of the sun,” many archaeologists believe this carved stone structure served as some kind of sundial or calendar. Similar structures are found at other important Inca sites, but many were deliberately damaged by the Spanish conquistadores.
View at the Intihuatana, the place when the sun gets tied, it was a religious construction to the God of Sun located at the ancient Incas city of Machu Picchu, Peru.
Machu Picchu and Huyna Pichu Mountains in Cuzco Peru.\nAndes mountains, Coordillera (Mountain Range) Vilcabamba, Rio Urabamba (River).
Water is filled in the stone for astronomical observation in Machu Picchu
Ollantaytambo, Peru.
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Detail - the stone head of condor in Temple of Condor in Machu Picchu, Peru
The Temple of the Condor at Machu Picchu separated into three stone blocks that, when joined in a three-dimensional way, form the figure of the famous Andean condor. This temple is one of the most popular of the archaeological site. It is located in the urban center of the citadel.\n\nMachu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters. It is situated in the Machu Picchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 km northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River, which forms a deep canyon with a subtropical mountain climate.
Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu, Inca ruins at Cuzco Peru
Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru - August 04,2013. Intihuatana Stone. This stone  also called \
Machu Picchu's Temple of the Sun. The Temple of the Sun is located in the urban sector and can only be entered through a large access gate which was provided with double beams and a closure mechanism to provide the necessary means of protection and security. This is a semi-circular construction built over a strong rock, adapted to the natural environment,  there is a tower with a trapezoidal window built over a rock of pure granite.
Tourists visting Machu Picchu, the citadel of the Inca Empire located in Peru, South America, during a hot summer morning.
Wide shot of interior of Sacred City of Machu Picchu, Peru
Doorway of Inca temple
Sacred Rock at Machu Picchu in the Lost City of the Incas, Peru.
The Temple of the Condor at Machu Picchu separated into three stone blocks that, when joined in a three-dimensional way, form the figure of the famous Andean condor. This temple is one of the most popular of the archaeological site. It is located in the urban center of the citadel.\n\nMachu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters. It is situated in the Machu Picchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 km northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River, which forms a deep canyon with a subtropical mountain climate.
Intihuatana Solar Clock of Urubamba, South America. A ritual stone associated with the astronomic clock or calendar of the Inca civilization. One of the New Seven Wonders of the World
The Temple of the Condor in Machu Picchu is a breathtaking example of Inca stonemasonry. A natural rock formation began to take shape millions of years ago and the Inca skillfully shaped the rock into the outspread wings of a condor in flight. On the floor of the temple is a rock carved in the shape of the condor's head and neck feathers, completing the figure of a three-dimensional bird. Historians speculate that the head of the condor was used as a sacrificial altar.
Machu Pichu, Intihuatana, Urubamba sacred stone
Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru - June 17, 2024: Inca sundial at the Machu Picchu ruins, this clock is a ceremonial stone known as intiwatana.
Scenic view of Machu Picchu lit by rays of sunrise  during experiential trip to Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru - 04 May 2011: Machu Picchu is capital of the Inca Empire in the Andes mountains, Peru, South America
Entrance Door To The Ancient City Of Machu Picchu In Peru
Archaeological site of Machu Picchu in Peru at daylight.\nMachu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters. It is situated in the Machupicchu District of Urubamba Province about 80 km northwest of Cusco, above the Sacred Valley and along the Urubamba River, which forms a deep canyon with a subtropical mountain climate.
Machu Picchu, the Mecca of every traveler, welcoming her curious guests from all over the world
The throne of the Inca carved granite rock, an astronomical observatory, in the ruin of Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru.
Intihuatana Altar - Machu Picchu - Peru
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