Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru
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Flower vendors at a station enroute. Flower vendors at a station enroute. Note the violets grown at this altitude - about 10,000 feet. -
The high pass on the central railway "Ticlio" - the high pass on the central railway. Note glaciers. -
View of a very fertile valley bottom View of a very fertile valley bottom with the Rimac river and the high barren coast range. -
Enroute to Huancayo from Lima Enroute to Huancayo from Lima. Note the barren coast range of the Andes and the fertile valley bottoms. -
Title Slide: "Indigenous Life in Huancayo" Peru, Indian Life in Huancayo, produced by Florence Arquin -
Narrow street of Cuzco. Narrow street of Cuzco. The base of the walls on either side date back to the Inca period. Note the similarity of the carving with that found at Sacsahuaman. -
Street scene showing houses of the European period with fine stone masonry at base around doorways which date back to Inca times. Street scene showing houses of the European period with fine stone masonry at base around doorways which date back to Inca times. -
Colcampata - wall construction of both the Inca and Spanish Conquerers The lower half of the wall at the right is an original construction of the Inca which has been built upon by the Spanish conquerers. -
"Colcampata" - an Inca Palace near Cuzco "Colcampata" an Inca palace (circa 1510) near Cuzco constructed by the last of the Inca rulers Huascar at the beginning of the 16th century. Sometimes called the palace of Huascar. -
Wall detail Wall detail with a series of typical Inca blind windows or niches. -
Another view of the torreon Another view of the torreon, or round foundation showing the surrounding stone walled chambers which are arranged in nearly perfectly concentric circles. -
The Torreon, or round foundation The Torreon, or round foundation constructed in stone upon the central summit of Sacsahuaman. The function of this building is unknown. -
A salient in one of the terrace walls A salient in one of the terrace walls. Note the great range of size in the boulders used and the cleverly fitted cyclopean masonry. -
Detail of doorway and window Detail. Doorway and window - another fine example of stone masonry. -
Doorway, detail of masonry and carving on the blocks Doorway. Note the two small nubs on the stone at the lower left side of the doorway. This feature characterizes many of the blocks in Inca stone masonry. They are thought to have been carved in this fashion to facilitate handling during construction. -
Detail of a wall Detail of a wall. Note the variety of sizes and shapes of stones used and the manner in which they are fitted to each other. -
Masonry detail of stone terraces Masonry detail of stone terraces showing curved corners on both lower and upper walls as well as very fine stone carving and fitting doorway of upper level. -
Masonry detail of stone terraces Masonry detail of stone terraces showing curved corners on both lower and upper walls as well as very fine stone carving and fitting doorway of upper level. -
Portrait of a Quechua woman Study of head of an old Quechua woman. Note the textiles worn. -
Portrait of a Quechua woman Portrait of a Quechua Indian woman. Note her hat which is characteristic of native dress of the central Andean highlands. -
Doorway entrance and steps leading to the upper terraces. Doorway entrance and steps leading to the upper terraces. -
Top view of the salient features of the wall terrace. Top view of the salient features of the wall terrace. -
View from above showing three parallel walls View from above showing the three parallel walls of this site. -
General View of walled terraces seen from the top of Sacsahuaman. General View of walled terraces seen from the top of Sacsahuaman. -
Peru Inca Fortress Sacsahuaman, prepared by Florence Arquin Peru Inca Fortress Sacsahuaman, prepared by Florence Arquin -
A corner of one of the salients of a terrace A corner on one of the salients on a terrace of Sacsahuaman. Note the llamas and the man in the foreground and compare scale. -
General View showing three levels of terracing General view, showing the three levels of stone walled terraces of the great Inca fort -
Detail of monolithic steps Detail of monolithic steps -
View of the Sacsahuaman fortress overlooking the monolithic stairway View of the Sacsahuaman fortress overlooking the monolithic stairway, carved in natural rock of a nearby hill. -
Peru Inca Fortress Sacsahuaman, Title Slide Peru Inca Fortress Sacsahuaman, prepared by Florence Arquin -
Utilization of natural rock formations Utilization of natural rock formations dovetailing with masonry -
Detail of wall masonry showing cutting and fitting of blocks Detail of wall masonry showing cutting and fitting of blocks -
General View of Construction General View of Construction -
Detail of stone masonry Detail of stone masonry showing close fitting of blocks in a corner section -
Interior view of buildings Interior view of buildings -
Detail of the niches in the wall Detail of niches in wall of Inca masonry -
Wall and series of windows along a terrace Wall and series of windows along a terrace -
Terrace features, showing two levels Terrace features, showing two levels -
Street or passageway between buildings Street or passageway between buildings -
Constructions, with rounded building at left Constructions, with rounded building at left