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Day 4: Machu Picchu

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A North facing aperture in the Torreon wall. Clearly not a conventional doorway, but it shows many of the stonemasons skills, including drilled holes, and bricks, not all the same size, but all the same height, which works.
Like the rest of Machu Picchu, it's lasted impressively, although the lintel seems to be cracked.
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Day 4 picture © Mike Anderson 2007 08:30-12:30
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