Machu Picchu: Temple of the Condor

This is the temple of the condor.

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It takes a bit of imagination to see the condor, but the head was definitely carefully carved into a condor head, so there’s no question what this was supposed to represent.

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There are a lot of gruesome theories about sacrifices being left here to attract condors and stuff. Fortunately there is absolutely no evidence any of that happened, and the temple may have even had a roof.

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