Machu Picchu, Peru, A Few Million Years Ago

Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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A few million years ago the site of Machu Picchu may have looked like this. The Andes were already a rugged mountain range and the Urubamba flowed at the bottom of a deep valley.

The ruins of Machu Picchu are at 13^o 09' 48" S, 72^o 32' 46" W. The sharp peak beyond the ruins is at 13^o 09' 20" S, 72^o 32' 49" W. The steep rounded ridge beyond the river is at 13^o 10' 53" S, 72^o 31' 37" W.

Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru, After Accelerated Uplift

Original Scenes

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Possible Coloring

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Created 25 November 2005, Last Update 15 February 2008

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