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Machu Picchu at Sunrise, Peru

Machu Picchu stands 2,430m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna.

 

Image is a stitched panorama through photoshop, and the photomerge function, shot vertically.

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Uploaded on July 21, 2014
Taken on July 5, 2014