Phuyupatamarca

Phuyupatamarca

The ruins of Phuyupatamarca as seen from the "third pass" of the Inca Trail on a foggy, overcast afternoon. (The next morning dawned bright and clear.) A series of ritual baths can be seen in the lower left quadrant of the picture at the base of the terraces leading up into the ruins. Inca ruins often contain sophisticated -- and still functioning -- water works.