Gallery: INCAS ALIVE

Train arrives in station with railroad men perched on engine; Ollantaytambo. Peru

Train conductor holds card out door of RR car indicating travel class; Ollantaytambo. Peru

Woman carries her load in colorful blanket slung on back as she boards train; Aguas Calientes. Peru

View from passenger car as train enters lush canyon on way along Urubamba River to Machu Picchu. Peru

Local Indian woman sits on tracks with bags of produce waiting for train; Ollantaytambo. Peru

Three women, little girl & toddler pause as they cook breakfast along sidewalk; Aguas Calientes. Peru

Woman shares coffee with another street vendor as pot of stew cooks nearby; Aguas Calientes. Peru

Ancient Inca city clings to promontory ringed by canyon and Andes mountains veiled in clouds; Machu Picchu, Peru.

Carved rock mimics sacred peak Huayna Picchu framing Intihuatana and Sacred Plaza; Machu Picchu. Peru

Stone pillars along Inca Trail frame Intihuatana pyramid that sits far below; Machu Picchu. Peru

Lowest ruins of city mix with agrarian terraces as morning fog veils background; Machu Picchu. Peru

Upper urban sector frames main plaza in city center as morning fog & sunshine mix; Machu Picchu Peru

Eastern urban sector and main plaza bask in late-day sun at city center; Machu Picchu. Peru

Intihuatana pyramid, main plaza & east urban sector show in view from Inca Trail; Machu Picchu. Peru

Tourists atop agricultural terraces by watchtower admire view as man backpacks below;Machu Picchu Peru

The Three Portal Group and Upper Group glow in afternoon sun with mountains behind; Machu Picchu Peru

Door in west urban sector frames jails of east urban sector and Urubamba Canyn mtns;Machu Picchu Peru

Woman admires view of the Urubamba Canyon @ portal behind Temple of the Condor; Machu Picchu. Peru

Man lies on rock slab in east urban sector dwarfed by cliffs of Urubamba Canyon;(h) Machu Picchu Peru

Tourists atop Intihuatana pyramid admire view as mist lifts from cliff in back; (h) Machu Picchu. Peru

Intihuatana sundial atop central pyramid is sculpted to mimic Huayna Picchu; (h) Machu Picchu. Peru

Intihuatana sundial gauged solstices when Incas implored sun god to stay; mist, (h), Machu Picchu Peru

Woman seems to salute sky near Intihuatana sundial where sun god was worshipped; Machu Picchu. Peru

Roofless gables and walls of home in Three Portal Group frame sky and cloud; Machu Picchu. Peru

Morning sun shines through Temple of the Three Windows as clouds lift from mtns; Machu Picchu. Peru

Windows in Temple of the Three Windows frame stairs and ruins of east urban sector; Machu Picchu Peru

Royal Tomb blends abstract stonework with granite grotto beneath Temple of the Sun; Machu Picchu. Peru

Steps carved from granite outcrop atop Intihuatana pyramid form elegant design; Machu Picchu. Peru

Beaked image carved into granite stone is head of bird @ Temple of the Condor; Machu Picchu. Peru

Young woman admires view from Inca Trail as backpackers descend path toward Machu Picchu. Peru

Woman walks down stone path to city from Inca Trail framed by Urubamba Canyon; Machu Picchu. Peru

Man in canvas hat sits on rock atop Huayna Picchu with Urubamba Canyon behind him; Machu Picchu. Peru

Miss Venezuela poses in flowery dress against ancient stone wall of Inca building at Machu Picchu, Peru.

Miss Peru, Natali Sacco Angeles, poses in Inca costume at edge of Sacred Plaza at Machu Picchu. Peru

Llama stands on ledge near watchtower gazing at ruins of ancient Inca city below; Machu Picchu. Peru

Head portrait of llama looking at camera with Three Portals Group far below; Machu Picchu. Peru

Llama poses with distant agricultural terraces in background at sunset; Machu Picchu. Peru

Llama is silhouetted by dusk's deep blue sky and white clouds on a grassy slope; Machu Picchu. Peru

Two llamas are framed by deep blue sky and white clouds of dusk on a ridge at Machu Picchu. Peru

View during dance festival of enormous sinkhole terraced by Incas centuries ago for farming; Moray Peru

Quechuan women in derbies watch dance fest from rim of the huge sinkhole amphitheater;(h) Moray. Peru

View from pit of sinkhole shows circular amphitheater's terraces as dancer passes by; (h) Moray. Peru

Man dances past pretending to play flute during performance at October dance festival; Moray. Peru

Male dancer in knit helmet with circular reed headdress prepares to perform @ dance fest; Moray. Peru

Profile of male dancer in traditional knit helmet waiting to perform @ Oct dance fest; Moray. Peru

Women in red and black costumes twist to side as they perform at October dance festival; Moray Peru

Women in red & black swirl around as skirts spin into air during October dance festival at Moray. Peru

Dancer creates blur of red and white as he spins in poncho during October dance festival at Moray. Peru

Young women dash forward with colorful boas as they perform at October dance festival; Moray. Peru

Profile of young woman in felt costume hat with hair in braids at October dance festival; Moray Peru

Quechuan boy in ski-mask looks back being led away by his hand at October dance festival; Moray Peru

Boys wear old-man masks as they lean on canes during performance at October dance festival; Moray Peru

Girl in ribboned derby gazes serenely while waitng to perform at October dance festival; Moray Peru

Man plays Andean harp and sings with woman during performance at October dance festival; Moray. Peru

Quechuan infant slung on mom's back holds baby bottle and looks toward camera; Moray. Peru

Quechuan women form trio of color against deep blue sky atop ridge during festival at Moray. Peru

Boy walks his donkey home across plowed field below blue October sky & distant Andean peaks;Moray Peru

Family walks home on dirt road against backdrop of red plowed fields in highlands near Moray. Peru

Sacred walls & half-carved blocks are only remnants of unfinished temple fortress at Ollantaytambo Peru

Elaborate carved wall sits in plaza atop mountain fortress built by Incas at Ollantaytambo. Peru

Skyward view of sacred wall atop mountain fortress built by Incas; (h) Ollantaytambo. Peru

Orange lichens decorate tightly-fitted granite blocks of a terrace wall at Ollantaytambo. Peru

Quechuan woman with heavy load on back toils up street in the ancient town of Ollantaytambo. Peru

Quechuan woman in cowboy hat and red blouse leans on mud wall with political slogan; Maras. Peru

Billboard advertising beer sits below Andean mounts along highway from Cuzco to Urubamba. Peru

Vans pass one another on curve along mountain highway between Urubamba and Cuzco. Peru

People jammed into back of pickup truck peer over rails as if in a cage; Moray. Peru

Like angry Inca god, storm clouds roil over granite wall & portal of ancient Sacsayhuaman; Cuzco. Peru