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My secret to travel and photography is getting up painfully early while the tourists and street vendors are still asleep. The reward is silence and photographs with clean backgrounds. Thankfully, my theory held true in Machu Picchu.

For more about my visit to the sacred Inca city, check out my latest travel column in The Denver Posthttp://dpo.st/1FJO0XO

Machu Picchu, Peru

Clearly, this hat was made for a gnome. This might just be my favorite gnome photo yet!

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu at sunrise

 Industrial Sector, Machu Picchu, PeruC7301

Industrial Sector

The Residential Sector, Machu Picchu, Peru

The Residential Sector

Machu Picchu, Peru

Royal Tomb, Machu Picchu, Peru

The Royal Tomb

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