The massive terraces of Ollantaytambo’s Royal House of the Sun catch the morning daylight as I look on in Peru’s Sacred Valley. The Inca ruins are near the world-famous Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, a location listed in the UNESCO World Heritage registry. Click the above image to enlarge, click to view my high-resolution photo gallery, or click to read my feature article “Peruvian Andes: The Violent Reckoning of Pax Americana.”