Enciclopedia Cattolica

Plate LXXX · Peru

Vol. IX (1952) · full-page plate
Above left: ABANDONED CITY OF MACHU PICCHU, discovered in 1911 (pre-Columbian age). View of the north-west quarter, which archaeologists believe was the industrial part. In the background the Huayna Picchu. Above right: THE VILLAGE OF OLLANTAYTAMBO, in the Vilanota valley (Cuzco). In the foreground are remains of an Inca or pre-Inca fortress. Below left: RUINS OF THE CITY OF PACHACAMAC, in the province of Lima (pre-Columbian age). Below right: ASPECTS OF THE PERUVIAN PLAIN. The small Lake of Tingo formed by sulphurous waters.
Plate LXXX
Plate LXXX
Plate LXXX
Above left: ABANDONED CITY OF MACHU PICCHU, discovered in 1911 (pre-Columbian age). View of the north-west quarter, which archaeologists believe was the industrial part. In the background the Huayna Picchu. Above right: THE VILLAGE OF OLLANTAYTAMBO, in the Vilanota valley (Cuzco). In the foreground are remains of an Inca or pre-Inca fortress. Below left: RUINS OF THE CITY OF PACHACAMAC, in the province of Lima (pre-Columbian age). Below right: ASPECTS OF THE PERUVIAN PLAIN. The small Lake of Tingo formed by sulphurous waters.

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