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Cisterns and Wells of Machu Picchu


Cisterns and Wells of Machu Picchu
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Copyright: Hubert Weldon (gravatar) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 28 N: 242] (1299)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2006-03
Categories: Castles, Architecture, Ruins
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 17-40mm f4 L, Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-21 7:29
Viewed: 380
Points: 0
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Machu Picchu has an extensive network of cisterns and wells. These were designed to catch and preserve water both from springs and rain water and distribute the resource to the farming terraces which were integrated as part of the over all city design.

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