Machu Picchu (4 of 6)


Buildings at Machu Picchu were built with drystone walls, topped with a roof of thatch. The Incas did not use tile for roofing until after the Spanish conquest.

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Thatched house
Restored house at Machu Picchu with a thatched roof [48K]

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Houses
Houses at Machu Picchu with Huayna Picchu in the background [50K]

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Machu Picchu house
House with three stone walls [49K]

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Gatehouse near Intipunku
Ruins of small gatehouse close to Intipunku [70K]

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