Altitude, Ancient, Agriculture, and Art in the Andes

In the path of the Incas in the Sacred Valley of Peru

A typical block in Urubamba, Peru in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Photo by the author.

A is for Altitude

You can stay along the coast of Peru, visiting pre-Inca sites along the Pacific or feasting on dishes adorned with flowers in Lima, but of course, you move east. Machu Picchu beckons. And once you do, you immediately hit altitude.