After getting a brief glimpse of it on Monday, we spent the entire morning yesterday touring Machu Picchu with our excellent guide, Franklin. Among the many interesting details that he told us was the recent theory that Machu Picchu was actually an Incan distribution center where various cities could trade commodities with other cities in the empire. This was necessitated by the fact that the cities were each at different altitudes and therefore could only grow or raise certain crops effectively. (I'm just glad that now I have the chance to show these pictures in class when I talk about warehousing!)
It's so nice to have a knowledgable guide when touring this type of site because he or she is able to point out the significance of many things that you would often overlook. The picture below is an example of that; it shows that the rock was carved to match the contour of the mountain peak in the distance. This emphasizes the significance of the mountains in the spirituality of the Incas.
We were all looking forward to this day for the entire trip, and it certainly didn't disappoint us. The weather was perfect, and the site is certainly one of the most spectacular things that any of us have ever seen.
After getting a brief glimpse of it on Monday, we spent the entire morning yesterday touring Machu Picchu with our excellent guide, Franklin. Among the many interesting details that he told us was the recent theory that Machu Picchu was actually an Incan distribution center where various cities could trade commodities with other cities in the empire. This was necessitated by the fact that the cities were each at different altitudes and therefore could only grow or raise certain crops effectively. (I'm just glad that now I have the chance to show these pictures in class when I talk about warehousing!)
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