Machu Picchu terraces - a photo on Flickriver

             Heavy rainfall required terraces and stone chips to drain rain water and prevent mudslides, landslides, erosion, and flooding. Terraces were layered with stone chips, sand, dirt, and topsoil, to absorb water and prevent it from running down the mountain. Similar layering protected the large city center from flooding. Multiple canals and reserves throughout the city provided water that could be supplied to the terraces for irrigation and to prevent erosion and flooding.                              
   

Taken on: November 5, 2018

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6500, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, 63mm (=94mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6500
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	63mm (35mm equivalent: 94mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 10.0 Macintosh
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