Machu Picchu: guardhouses [or festivity houses or store houses?] and the local mountains of Huchuypicchu and Huaynapicchu


Guardhouses [or rest houses?] with the local mountain of Huaynapicchu, panoramic photo


View to the ruins of Machu Picchu with the little local mountain Huchuypicchu, panoramic photo

   
Watchhouse [or festivity house?], zoom - house with a thatched roof with the local mountain of Huaynapicchu in the background - and the Putucusi Mountain

   
Signpost made of stone in Machu Picchu - inclined wall against quake damages, all walls are made like this in Machu Picchu - long stairs, there are many of them in Machu Picchu

Administration of Machu Picchu does not want bilingual signposts and often elects the English language.


Machu Picchu: view of the local mountain Huaynapicchu

Machu Picchu is on 2,360m [web01] - the lower local mountain of Huchuypicchu is 2,479m high, the big one is Huaynapicchu with 2.701m over sea level [web02]. Climbing Huaynapicchu is as if you would climb Eiffel Tower in Paris by foot. During good weather the views are fantastic.

   
Machu Picchu with local mountains Huchuypicchu (low) and Huaynapicchu (high)

 
Machu Picchu: terraces with the big local mountain of Huaynapicchu 01+02


Long stairs, there are many of them in Machu Picchu, panoramic photo

There is a "problem" with these stairs in Machu Picchu because these stairs have steps of only little size for feet of 35 or 36. When these stairs were built the natives had only little feet. When now tourists are coming with shoes of 42 to 46 they have big difficulties to walk downwards on these stairs. But as Machu Picchu is a world heritage one cannot change anything of it and therefore these stairs remain very uncomfortable for people with shoes of over size of 36...

   
Machu Picchu: the backside of the guardhouses [or rest houses or festival sites?] - a travel guide of Machu Picchu with Putucusi Mountain in the background (travel guides always wear jackets in bright colors, here in red, for being better visible) - local mountain of Huaynapicchu with tree

 
Machu Picchu: a cut giant stone - there is the question how the natives have cut and transported such stones

     
Machu Picchu: agricultural terraces with the house on the top, zoom - at this moment the cloud is forming a kind of gloriole and the house is very fine visible with a white background... - view from Machu Picchu to other mountains in the Urubamba Valley

 
Machu Picchu is full of terraces without end - stairs with broad steps

 
A projection of a wall of Machu Picchu with Putucusi Mountain in the background - zoom of the projection of the wall


View of the local mountains of Machu Picchu: Huchuypichhu (low), Huaynapicchu (big) and Putucusi Mountain and mountains in the background, panoramic photo

   
View of the local mountains of Machu Picchu: Huchuypichhu (low), Huaynapicchu (big) and Putucusi Mountain and mountains in the background 01, 02, 03

Putucusi Mountain

 
The view to Putucusi Mountain 01+02

Putucusi Mountain (in Quechua: Phutuq K'usi, or Phutuqk'usi (in Spanish: Putucusi) is 2,560m high and gives more views to Machu Picchu for sportive people spending more time in the region. Hikes for getting there are just a little bit vertical... [web03].

 
Signpost to Putucusi Mountain (in Quechua: Phutuq K'usi, Phutuqk'usi) etc. [1] - almost vertical stairs as a hike for going up to Putucusi Mountain [2]

When all signposts would be bilingual like this one this would be very good, but it's not so important because the guides are mostly leading the tourists.


See the view from Putucusi Mountain to Machu Picchu [3]

That's fun!

But now go to real Machu Picchu:

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Sources
[web01] Machu Picchu: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
[web02] Local mountains of Machu Picchu: Huchuypicchu and Huaynapicchu: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huayna_Picchu
[web03] Putucusi Mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phutuq_K'usi

Photo sources
[1] Putucusi Mountain, signpost: https://bustrainboatplane.wordpress.com/tag/putucusi/
[2] Almost vertical ladder as hike to Putucusi Mountain: https://bustrainboatplane.wordpress.com/tag/putucusi/
[3] http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12832526

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