Machu Picchu: Central Plaza (courtyard) with the neighboring territories with the work houses to the left, with the Solar Pyramid to the right, agricultural zone and mountains in the background

Central Square (Central Plaza, courtyard) with the work houses to the left and Solar Pyramid to the right side, and with agricultural section in the background

   
Machu Picchu, Central Square (Central Plaza, courtyard) 1,2

 
Machu Picchu: Central Square with Solar Pyramid, backside view


Machu Picchu: backside view of Solar Pyramid, panoramic photo


Machu Picchu: Central Square (Central Plaza, courtyard) with the work houses to the left, with Solar Pyramid to the right, and with agricultural zone and mountains in the background, panoramic photo

   
Machu Picchu: Central Square with the work houses to the left - with the work houses to the left and agricultural zone and the mountain in the background - with the Solar Pyramid to the right, with the agricultural zone and the mountain in the background

 
Machu Picchu: the entrance to Central Square (Central Plaza, courtyard) and the mountains in the background

Now I am walking on the terraces of the left side and I see an empty place in the lawn:

   
Machu Picchu: Central Square (Central Plaza, courtyard), the lawn 1,2,3 - and there seems to be a place where a holy stone is missing


Machu Picchu: view from Central Square to the agricultural zone, to the big quarry and to the temple walls, panoramic photo

   
Machu Picchu: view from Central Square to the agricultural zone and to the big quarry 1,2 - Machu Picchu: view from Central Square to the temple walls

The next photo marks the end of Central Square (Central Plaza, courtyard) where the levels are going down:

 
Machu Picchu: Central Square (end) with tree and view to the agricultural zone

Now we return walking on the terraces reaching the hamlet with the holy stone (holy rock, sacred rock etc.).

  
Machu Picchu, details of the walls of the left terraces, simple wall technique without mortar, panoramic photo

This photo is the last one with the view to the Solar Pyramid:


The last view to the Solar Pyramid with the mountain in the background

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