Temple of the Condor (Machu Picchu)

Peru / Cusco / Santa Ana / Machu Picchu
 ruins, inca, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage, historic ruins
A unique temple in Machu Picchu is the Temple of the Condor. This is a small area in the Eastern Urban Sector. The condor is South America's largest bird and was sacred to the Incas. This temple honors the condor by using the natural rock formation as the wings and providing a stone at the base for the body.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_Condor
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Coordinates:   13°9'48"S   72°32'40"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago