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Title of Piece: Machu Picchu
Date of Creation: Constructed around 1450 during the height of the Inca Empire and abandoned less than 100 years later after being defeated by the Spain
Location: Machu Picchu, Peru
Brief Description: Machu Picchu(Old Peak) is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. It is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization".
Photographer Info: Lukas Pieter, Machu Picchu, June 2007

Title of Piece: Machu Picchu - view of mountains through buildings
Date of Creation: Constructed around 1450 during the height of the Inca Empire and abandoned less than 100 years later after being defeated by the Spain
Location: Machu Picchu, Peru
Brief Description: Machu Picchu(Old Peak) is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. It is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization".
Photographer Info: Lukas Pieter, Machu Picchu, June 2007

Title of Piece: Machu Picchu - detail of wall construction
Date of Creation: Constructed around 1450 during the height of the Inca Empire and abandoned less than 100 years later after being defeated by the Spain
Location: Machu Picchu, Peru
Brief Description: Machu Picchu(Old Peak) is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. It is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization".
Photographer Info: Lukas Pieter, Machu Picchu, June 2007

Title of Piece: Machu Picchu - detail of building
Date of Creation: Constructed around 1450 during the height of the Inca Empire and abandoned less than 100 years later after being defeated by the Spain
Location: Machu Picchu, Peru
Brief Description: Machu Picchu(Old Peak) is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. It is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization".
Photographer Info: Lukas Pieter, Machu Picchu, June 2007

Title of Piece: Inca trail to Machu Picchu
Date of Creation: Constructed around 1450 during the height of the Inca Empire and abandoned less than 100 years later after being defeated by the Spain
Location: Machu Picchu, Peru
Brief Description: Machu Picchu(Old Peak) is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. It is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization".
Photographer Info: Lukas Pieter, Machu Picchu, June 2007

Title of Piece: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - 2
Date of Creation: Constructed around 1450 during the height of the Inca Empire and abandoned less than 100 years later after being defeated by the Spain
Location: Machu Picchu, Peru
Brief Description: Machu Picchu(Old Peak) is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, near Cusco. It is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". The site was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1983 when it was described as "an absolute masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca civilization".
Photographer Info: Lukas Pieter, Machu Picchu, June 2007