UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru

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IN THE SANCTUARY Christian Declercq Before taking this mysterious road it is important to understand how it was conceived by the Incas. In other words, to have an idea that what we will find on the way to Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary, erected in the cloud forest of the yungas, were not built by chance but were used for administrative or religious purposes or storage, on a unified system that helped the Inca Empire to function smoothly and efficiently. Rodrigo Cabrera Our starting point is that its organisation was based on aspects that were multi-layered and complex; one of these was the dual concept dividing the ancient Andean world into zones called Hanan and Hurin. These asymmetric, opposite and complementary halves took the physical shape of a division between north and south, east and west, which governed space and social organisation. To this we must add the theory of the system of ceques or ley lines from Cusco, proposed by researcher Tom Zuidema. The ceques were imaginary lines radiating out from Coricancha (the Temple of the Sun, in the city of Cusco). Each one of these lines defined the location of huacas or temples outside Cusco. In total, the system of ceques divided the territory into 328 huacas, whose roles were of a political, social and religious order. Furthermore, as the Incas were an agrarian society, these lines served to organise the provision of water through canals, and to facilitate astronomical observation based on the direction of the buildings erected on them. The road system was implemented over the natural and artificial terrain of Cusco to unify the religious, social and political organisation of the Inca Empire, and to manage water use, the agricultural year and astronomic observation. Thus as well as the man-made marvels on what is more a pilgrimage than a trek, we will find geographical wonders, waterfalls and a world of endemic flora and fauna.
Christian Declercq Previous page, above: The first day takes you to Llaqtapata, Inca ruins consisting of terraced fields, an urban centre and ceremonial areas. Previous page, below: One of the protected species in the sanctuary is the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). It is also found in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Left: The highest point is Abra Warmihuañusca (4,215 m.a.s.l.). Right, below: Tambo Runkuraqay. In the background, the trail descends from the pass, crosses the river and ascends again to the next pass. Christian Declercq THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU PLANT SPECIES: 2,880 ENDEMIC SPECIES: SPECIES OF ORCHIDS: BIRD SPECIES: (23.1% OF TOTAL FOR PERU) 423 SPECIES OF HUMMING BIRDS: ENDEMIC SPECIES: SPECIES OF MAMMALS: (14.8% OF TOTAL FOR PERU) 75 ENDEMIC SPECIES: (15.3% OF TOTAL FOR PERU) 33 23 SPECIES OF REPTILES: (5.6% OF TOTAL FOR PERU) 25 156 500 9 • Total length of the Inca Trail (Qhapaq Ñan): More than 50,000 kilometres. • Length of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu: 43 kilometres. • Location: In the Cordillera Vilcabamba. • Location: In the Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary, a protected area. - Creation: 8th of January 1981. - Surface area: 32,592 hectares. - The area possesses 10 different life zones. - Archaeological sites identified: 196. • Principal mountains: Salkantay (6,271 m.a.s.l.) and Veronica (5,760 m.a.s.l.). • Principal river: Vilcanota. /15
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