Macchu Picchu: An Inca city high atop the                                                         While the Conquistadors left an indellable mark on the Inca,
Andes.  It has been the focus of fascination                                                        their culture is still rich and alive!
since its rediscovery earlier in the last century.
 

                        
This is the type of scene that would have greated the                                                While the Inca's agriculture thrived under their terrace system,
Spanish Conquistadors when they first met an Inca ruler                                            the Indigenous people have struggled for centuries to adjust
                                                                                                                                                to western methods.
 
 

                            
This is representative of Inca stonework                                                                    The sacred valley of the Inca known as Urubamba 15 km
                                                                                                        from Cuzco.  This rugged terrain is what conquistadors
                                                                                                        had to contend with.