Henri does Moochie Poochie

The rest of the world knows it as 'Macchu Picchu', which is Quechua for Old Man. Macchu Picchu was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. I say rediscovered, since obviously the locals knew it ws there.
MaPi was an Incan temple, and is located in the middle of the jungle, on top of an unimaginably steep mountain. It can be accessed by: a) train, b) foot. That's it. The terrain is too rough even for a road.

Henriette in front of agricultural terraces. Coca, considered a spiritual and sacred plant, was the main crop grown here. Coca leaves are a local remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes Mountains, are very commonly used, and are legal in personal quantities.

llamas still range on the site
Temple of the 3 Windows

a photo of a flower? What a shock, on my blog!

The Incas considered the moon as a god, so these pools of water were mirrors for ceremonies to worship the moon.

The Incans considered 3 animals as sacred:
the snake - which signified intelligence
the puma - which singified power and fertility
and the condor - which ranged from the Earth to the Heavens

Temple of the Condor - chicha (a beer of fermented corn) and blood (both animal and human) was poured along the condor's neck and head as part of ceremonies.