Peru

Taken from a bus on the road to Moray, Peru - View of Salcantay, which, at 6,271 m/ 20,574 ft., is the highest peak in the Cordillera Vilcabamba.

Taken from a bus on the road to Moray, Peru - View of Salcantay, which, at 6,271 m/ 20,574 ft., is the highest peak in the Cordillera Vilcabamba. AIMG 1245

Farmhouse on the road to Moray, Peru - - The Cordillera Vilcabamba AIMG 1280

View of Nevado Salcantay, which, at 6,271 m/ 20,574 ft., is the highest peak in the Cordillera Vilcabamba and dwarfs the farmhouse in the foreground. AIMG 1273

On the road to Moray, Peru - The Cordillera Vilcabamba mountain range surrounds the Sacred Valley of the Incas AIMG 1287

On the road to Moray, Peru - The Cordillera Vilcabamba mountain range surrounds the Sacred Valley of the Incas AIMG 1247

Photographed from a moving bus on the road to Moray, Peru in the Cordillera Vilcabamba mountain range. AIMG 1289

"Moray or Muray (Quechua)is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 m (11,500 ft) and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30 m (98 ft) deep. As with many other Inca sites, it also has a sophisticated irrigation system. The purpose of these depressions is uncertain, but their depth, design, and orientation with respect to wind and sun creates a temperature difference of as much as 15 °C (27 °F) between the top and the bottom. It is possible that this large temperature difference was used by the Inca to study the effects of different climatic conditions on crops. Speculation about the site has led to discussion about Moray as an Inca agricultural experiment station. Its microclimatic conditions and other significant characteristics led to the use of the site as a center for the ancient study of domestication, acclimatization, and hybridization of wild vegetable species that were modified or adapted for human consumption." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_%28Inca_ruin%29 AIMG 1293

"Moray or Muray (Quechua)is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 m (11,500 ft) and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30 m (98 ft) deep. As with many other Inca sites, it also has a sophisticated irrigation system. The purpose of these depressions is uncertain, but their depth, design, and orientation with respect to wind and sun creates a temperature difference of as much as 15 °C (27 °F) between the top and the bottom. It is possible that this large temperature difference was used by the Inca to study the effects of different climatic conditions on crops. Speculation about the site has led to discussion about Moray as an Inca agricultural experiment station. Its microclimatic conditions and other significant characteristics led to the use of the site as a center for the ancient study of domestication, acclimatization, and hybridization of wild vegetable species that were modified or adapted for human consumption." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_%28Inca_ruin%29 AIMG 1292