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Me at the top of the pass - 4215 meters high. I didn't get altidude sickness here, although I did suffer from that in Arequipa.
That cloud-covered dip in the mountain range (directly above the stone structure on the left)? That's the Dead Woman's Pass, where we came from. Tents at the bottom? That's where we had lunch. And then climbed back up. Day 2 of the Inca trail is insane.
After a sharp descent back down to river level, the next part of the trail rises gradually through a jungle - big difference from the desert it started out in!
In spite of sunny appearance, the day was not hot. We didn't have a thermometer with us, so I can give just rough estimate - the highest daytime temperature was around 70F (19C). Perfect for hiking, but little bit too cool to have long breaks.
Ignore me and check out the vegetation. This is one of the several "Cloud Forests" we encountered along our 4 day Inca Trail hike.
I don't admit the theory. I have another explanation to the fact why seeds of different plants were found on the steps. The construction served as a great mosaic that Inca people used to display the picture to the celestial observer. So the idea was exactly the same as to the one of the pictures found in Nazca Desert.