MACHU PICCHU SCULPTURES

The Peru sculptures and Marcahuasi galleries have shown how existing geological features have been used to make images, sculptures, that portray some message, probably of a religious kind. The Marcahuasi pictures have revealed, besides their specific images, the method that has been used to get these results. With this knowledge in hand, it is much more easy to discover more images at places one initially would not look for them, and thus not find them. Below is a collection of images discovered since that time at the best known Peruvian site: Machu Picchu. One reason they have not been found may be that in present days these images are not very visible in the summer when the mountains are covered by green, and most of the visitors are around.

 

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It is likely that these images are an important part of the mystery people feel when visiting Machu Picchu, even when not conscious of their presence. It is also probable that the Inca's, who build the city, had a lot of awe for and draw inspiration from these images. Since the images at Marcahuasi and Ollantaytambo give the impression of being older than the Inca civilization, one can ask the question if the images at Machu Picchu are also wholly or partly from an older civilization. This is addressed in the next gallery.