Choquequirao

[@christopherstclair3297]

I have heard of it, and seen photos, from my wife, who was there before we met - she is Peruvian. When we watched this, she excitedly told me to look out for the silver llamas on the terrace walls - those architects didn't want the place to be just fantastically constructed, they wanted it to be aesthetically pleasing, too. I wonder how my lungs would react to the height (a bit over 10,000 feet). But it sure is worth losing your breath to see such beauty. Congrats.

[@ccmariecc]

Beautiful site and excellent photography.

[@hermit1249]

What a fabulous place! Hard to imagine the labor force required to build it all, especially the terraces. To build them on the side of a steep mountain without the weight making them collapse speaks of some extremely good engineering... that's a LOT of weight to put on a steep slope!

[@scienceproject8490]

If you notice, the area and the sorounding mountains already touches the sky no wonder that God helps them to build such amazing feat of Engineering. Amazing!

[@carlosmerida9952]

Ese es un lugar hermoso! Que ha sobrevivido a los años y parece impecable, saludos Peruanos hay maravillas en su país.

[@mirthadinatale9213]

Sí.....es verdad soy peruana y me siento tan feliz y orgullosa ,de haber nacido aquí en Perú, y saber que el TAWANTINSUYO LLEGÓ HASTA EL RÍO ANCASMAYO POR EL NORTE, Y HASTA EL RÍO MAULE POR EL SUR......es una alegría muy grande, de venir y conocer, el CUZCO y todas las maravillas incaicas......EL GRAN IMPERIO INCA ......es lo máximo, y felices que el mundo entero venga a conocer, éstas construcciones incaicas, y si no se puede....ver éstos videos, tan interesantes , didácticos y tan fantásticos .

[@KentBDouglas92]

Truly a most underrated wonder! Thank you so very much for sharing!

[@countinglampposts]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Though all the credit belongs to the amazing people who built it. We are just lucky enough to witness their masterpiece

[@carolinafernandezromo1842]

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[@barbaragayton6340]

Simply awe inspiring. It just blows the mind with it's beauty. Thank you for sharing with all of us. Magnificent!!!!

[@countinglampposts]

thank you so much! Im glad you liked it

[@OrlandojrPernambuco]

Beautiful!!! Beautiful place, fotografy and soundtrack. Thanks so much.

[@countinglampposts]

You’re very welcome! It’s my pleasure to share such a fantastic place to everyone

[@sergiobazan9352]

I am totally speechless ! Beautiful work. Congratulations!!!

[@Olguini]

Ooooooh ! GRACIAS Chris Mc Carthy, por tu increíble video, la música que es tan perfecta que despues de un rato largo recién me di cuenta de que estaba escuchándola. Mi boca, abierta como ... no sé. GRACIAS, te deseo todo lo mejor por compartir con nosotros estas tan importantes hermosuras ... Todo lo mejor para tí !!

[@barbarawenger7161]

So many questions!! Will research .. gracias, much as !!!🙏gracias

[@robinred1851]

I didn't know the existence of this. Thanks for posting this vid. Amazing how they managed to build this on such steep mountains. And this all by hand. There must be millions of stones. Greetings from the Čech Republic.

[@greyline1012]

That was breathtaking to watch. I can only imagine what you experienced walking round such an awe inspiring place. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@countinglampposts]

Im a lucky guy!

[@monikalubienska9194]

REALMENTE MAGNIFICO!VIVO N PERU DESDE L 78.VIAJE VARIAS VECES A CUZCO Y NUNCA JAMÁS ME MENCIONARON ESTE LUGAR!!!!Q LASTIMA NO HABER PODIDO SENTIRME TAN CERCA DEL CIELO!!!MACCHUPICCHU ES IMPONENTE CREO Q ESTO ES MAS MISTICO!!!GRACIAS AUN ME FALTA BASTANTE X VISITAR!

[@muhashevliw8111]

Truly breathtaking !!! Surreal place I hope to see some day.

[@reivajnarom683]

From Peru, thank you Chris for this wonderful video.

[@Gummobear]

Thank you for taking me back to memory lane! Wow, such a beautiful and fascinating place. How I'd love to go back and see it all again in the flesh. Thank you so much for the upload, much appreciated :)

[@countinglampposts]

Thats exactly why I make my videos. To take me back down memory lane :)

[@chrishoo2]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@ferramentamn9214]

Simplesmente divinal. Desde a minha adolescência. Sou apaixonado por este tipo de música. Hoje tenho 63.mas continuo sentindo a mesma emoção quando ainda era um menino.nao fui ensinado por ninguém. Ninguém. Creio q Deus me ensinou a ouvir o q é bom.Divonsir. Mundo novo ms. Brasil. 🎼🎼💛💚

[@toekafrank6998]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.🙏🇪🇨

[@ixtaflores3724]

I am deeply grateful for your video. It was not only beautiful but informative without words. I had the privilege to be in Machu Pichu twice and I remember the awe I felt. Your video reminded me about the magnificence of the archeological sites and the majesty of the mountains. And the music made it more mysterious and awe inspiring. As a matter of fact I don’t remember seeing a documentary about Machu Pichu or other ruins as awesome as this. Thank you.

[@countinglampposts]

thanks. Though all the credit for the magnificence belongs to the people who made it :)

[@fredargenton8104]

fabulous scenery in a wonderful part of the world and how much history is behind that! thank you for sharing this beauty!

[@nathanmciver6737]

How do people not want to live like that anymore? I wonder where to aqueducts got relocated? That would be an amazing place for hard workers who want to live like kings and queens to live and they could still have thier tourism in some locations, even though the wise already know anything is possible because the eyes don't always see where life has other passages to preserve such kings and queens. Thank you for this gift!!!! I felt as if I was with you on your journey

[@jessicamoores181]

Visually Stunning. Wonderful Video!!!thank you and Gods Speed in all you do 👍😘👏

[@jimanastasio192]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting this!

[@frosty6960]

This is amazing. So so amazing. And mindboggling.

[@countinglampposts]

It is! Those Incans certainly valued their views

[@wrightgregson9761]

astounding---i had never heard of this place even though i have been to Machu Picchu about 40 years ago and i have an interest in the Inca civilization.

[@countinglampposts]

The most ironic part is this ruin was 'discovered' before Machu Picchu

[@claudiosaltara7003]

Almeno folchini: and then wee came to America to finish the job.

[@russelmurray9268]

What happened to the people who lived there

[@TheLadycrotchet]

Absolutely gorgeous photography and presentation. Thankyou

[@williammurry461]

Where heaven and earth meet! Absolutely amazing beauty and majesty!

[@veveveverita521]

Fantastic! Thank you, ist magnific and a powerful City of ancient Încă.!

[@eziosilva4588]

Beautiful!! I love it!!!

[@nvkotian7539]

Great videos of awesome place. I think Machu Picchu is a great thing. But this place is greater than that. I will revert back to it later on.

[@jbayer7073]

Wow😱Perú is Wonderful is Amazing.. Great Video..

[@robinelizabeth6154]

Oh my God! Amazing, Amazing,Amazing!

[@countinglampposts]

Glad you liked it!

[@reducecotwo]

Definitely something you'd have to see for yourself to truly appreciate.

[@junkbox7588]

WOW just wow thanks

[@countinglampposts]

My pleasure!

[@AhJodie]

Thank you sooooo much for sharing, amazing and beautiful!

[@rhonak7548]

Absolutely beautiful and majestic, thank you for sharing this

[@debapalt2016]

I'm from India and this really beautiful place or amazing 😍😍😍😍

[@annjuurinen6553]

Thank you for posting this. I had no idea that this place also existed. Fascinating.

[@StephL]

Thank you so much for sharing this - it was absolutely amazing.

[@stampscapes]

Spectacular. I sure would love to visit/explore that location.

[@ОльгаАлександровна-н8г]

Прекрасное видео.как прикосновение к истории.Здесь давно в таком красивом и необычном месте жили люди.Тут так всё гармонично сделано с любовью и для жизни.

[@imaginationgirl]

Thank you!!! I didn't know that place exist!!

[@Milutin958]

Ја бих то написао по нашки ...

[@PhilJonesIII]

Same here. So grateful for the video.

[@gordanamihailovic8271]

Beautiful place and excellent video! Best regards from Belgrade, Serbia ! :-) Divno mesto i sjajan video! Srdacan pozdrav iz Beograda, Srbija :-)

[@thomasrodriguez3147]

Fantastic job congratulations amazing beautiful thank you!

[@marciahudson-vassell3705]

Luv this video. Thanks. I would live there now. Absolutely beautiful

[@cglittle683]

Thank you for being my eyes on this amazing adventure and that's not all.. You even see the very things I would want to see. Much love from Malaysia.

[@TheJimford]

Some of the best produced videos on this subject...👍👍👍

[@countinglampposts]

Wow! Thats some high praise. This was all filmed casually on my iPhone but honestly I like the format as it illustrates the scale

[@dalferr]

I want to go to Choquequirao someday. I wernt to Machu Picchu recently and am still in love with all that mistery.

[@tygrahof9268]

I weep at the loss of use of such a treasure. All that effort and perfection, left to be unused. P.S. Thank you for the Skyrim music. Seems appropriate.

[@countinglampposts]

Im glad you liked it. When I posted my very first hiking video my buddy commented "You loved Skyrim so much you decided to go live it"

[@hugoyupanqui1788]

buen video al verlo puedo recordar los momentos magicos e inolvidables q pase en choquequirao. casa paso tuvo su recompenda. Admirar las construcciones llenas de magnetismo misticismo y misterio cuya verdad se fue con ellos me llena de orgullo como peruano tener tan nobles antepasados. Choquequirao una muestra de la grandeza de los incas.

[@williamcortes4374]

Hola amigo recién veo el video, quisiera saber cuánto dinero gastaste en tú aventura, conocí machu picchu el año pasado y quedé encantado.... saludos desde Colombia

[@nemesiocontreras6088]

Estimado William, le aseguro si ud va por su propia cuenta es super barato pero tendría que tener buen físico para cargar su equipaje y no hay forma de perderse, yo le recomendaría que contrate un arriero más una mula en el distrito de Cachora, lugar donde se inicia el trekking, por la suma aproximada de 90 soles diarios y así ud aliviado del peso va poder disfrutar mejor del trekking. Cada tres horas de caminata hay un lugar para almorzar, cenar o armar tu carpa y descansar, el precio promedio del almuerzo o cena estará en 10 soles super barato. Lo que si está caro son la bebidas (agua, gaseosas, energisantes, cerveza) por lo complicado que para ellos representa llevar esos productos hasta esa zona. Le aseguro no se arrepentirá de disfrutar de ese lugar mágico y bello rodeado de sus bellos paisajes. Saludos cordiales

[@GUBA1A]

Me agrada todo lo mostrado ...... espero ir mis próximas vacaciones 🏕️🏞️ ...... saludos desde Sintuco Chocope Ascope Trujillo Perú 🤜🇵🇪🤛 exitos brother 👍

[@cocobreton]

Gracias a ti por ese maravilloso video!!!!!

[@mariawalsh335]

I am a new subscriber, love your videos thanks for sharing your adventures with us. I like the background music.

[@andreameyers4274]

Absolutely magnificent!!! Reminds me (only a little) of a ruin of a castle in Assisi at the top of one of the mountains. I always always wanted to go to this place... I hope one day to get here! -- Thank you SO much for all you share!!

[@countinglampposts]

andrea meyers it’s my pleasure. I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

[@dcscreenworks]

Really nicely shot and edited all around! Can't wait to visit here when restrictions are lifted!

[@mahuacancha]

Lovely video,,congratulation for such a great video,, and thank you for sharing it .. bravo Christ McCarthy

[@jamessexton5818]

So awesome! Thank you very much. I don't know if I could leave.

[@countinglampposts]

one day is definitely not enough time to appreciate this entire ruin. By the end, we were almost running to see everything by sunset.

[@jamessexton5818]

@@countinglampposts could you not camp overnight anywhere close?

[@countinglampposts]

@@jamessexton5818 You can, there is a nice meadow for camping maybe a kilometer away.

[@jamessexton5818]

@@countinglampposts thank you so much for the reply, and the effort to require such great photography. Would be my dream vacation!

[@countinglampposts]

@@jamessexton5818 thank you! though honestly all of my videos are from quick shots I took with my phone while hiking

[@emperatrizhernandez8039]

Creo,que civilizaciones ancestrales anteriores a los incas construyeron tremendas ciudadelas ,los incas continuaron construyendo y conservando el legado de los antepasados....corresponde hoy a los peruanos seguir conservando estás maravillas y a nosotros poder hacer turismo virtual... gracias por compartir....

[@eblanco78]

Cierto, estas obras en lo alto de los Andes (no en los valles) deben haberle tomado mucho trabajo y tiempo y el Imperio Inca solo duro 100 anos guerreando y conquistando, con que tiempo se dedicarian a counstruir esas maravillas si necesitaban sus hombres para guerrear..?

[@طالبالهاشم-خ3غ]

Thanks for sharing..good info,beautifull music and filming

[@canadiankewldude]

Thank you very much for filming and sharing such historical wonders.

[@RiotMann]

Thanks, beautiful architecture and mountain but it's very far away from Kuala Lumpur, flight take 25 hour from here if direct to Lima

[@punisherelcastigador6600]

Don’t quit to your dreams you can visit one of de 7 wonders, Machu Picchu it’s amazing too kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYucYYBratJ3l8U

[@RiotMann]

@@punisherelcastigador6600 too far friend,look like Peru and Malaysia have a same weather natural landscape

[@OneBlueFroggy]

That is amazing, and no one ever mentioned it before ! I am 70 yrs. old, and never heard mention of it, not even once. WTF Thank you for posting this fantastic video ! 💖 Best regards and happy hiking from B.C. Canada 🇨🇦

[@nuclearcasserole]

That is the kind of place you never forget, Wow! Thank you for making this video, I want to see this place one day. The variety of rocks used, must have come from everywhere on the entire planet. The images boggle the mind! At 07:48 there are pictograghs of animals in the stones, Wow!

[@gabrieldee345don5]

Unlimited food? That depends...So well preserved...

[@drivinsouth651]

Absolutely beautiful, place! Awesome video; thanks a lot for posting, Chris McCarthy!

[@countinglampposts]

You're very welcome!

[@jimalexmaduenotavara5535]

Un gran saludp Chris ! que lindo y enigmatico Choquequirao! hasta ahora no lo puedo conocer, un abrazo desde Lima

[@ramiromesina2919]

Peru,sorprende cada día,otra maravilla.......para conocer su historia (excelente video)

[@johngaljaardt]

Thank you for putting this together. Good job and what a fantastic place.

[@nialiciasantos2292]

Que lugar incrível! Sonho em conhecê-lo pessoalmente!

[@jackiecline3342]

A spectacular setting, like heaven came down closer to earth here...thanks for sharing

[@gardenia73mccready79]

Absolutely amazing spectacular place - so huge & beautiful, withstanding Mother Nature at her extreme over many hundreds of years. The Indigenious Peoples of this land are fantastic & so clever. A magical place.

[@jasondaniel918]

I am quite impressed that only 30% of the site has been excavated. This city must be huge. I am very curious to know how the walls and terraces still stand if no mortar was used. Certainly the weight of the stones alone does not hold them in place. I also seriously wonder what the mortality rate was for people falling. I mean, one slip and there is one h*ll of a nose dive!

[@jefferyschirm4103]

Wonder if they've found the prove of human sacrifice !

[@yestfmf]

Sacrificed to folof-dawen the pagan god of workplace safety.

[@davidburgos8392]

De los videos que e podido ver de choquequirao este es el mas muestra de ese complejo arqueológico.

[@nomebear]

Seventy years old and this astounding video is the first time I've learned of the unbelievably majestic Choquequirao. Thank you for posting this. And, thank you for the time to find this, COVID-19.

[@saulcano2689]

!Macho!! Que preciosidad!!Que viva El Peru Damas y Caballeros!

[@eblanco78]

el Peru no existia todavia, ubicate..pero si America..

[@peruviano8195]

eblanco78 el nombre Peru ni el nombre America todavía no existía en esos tiempos. Ubícate. :)

[@bandiangyal2430]

Amazingly beautiful

[@perudahudson7481]

how the frig did they build this on such sheer faces

[@olsim1730]

Slowly and carefully...

[@renatedebruyn9612]

With great difficulty ...

[@pearvar77]

Aliens! (lol)

[@Whistlewalk]

Well organized and with great skill. They were clearly master builders. And they had the good common sense to build in the mountains and not on the fertile valley floors where they could grow food. Wish our governments had that kind of common sense.

[@PhilJonesIII]

This was built in the 15 and 16th centuries when such techniques were well understood and established. That's not to undervalue the effort and time that was spent on the project. It is breathtaking.

[@markmark2080]

Very well done, really enjoyed the video, thank you

[@grapetree65]

Very beautiful I have never seen this before. Thanks for sharing!

[@marcoshuaman1]

... it is amazing!; tengo la oportunidad de viajar por mi pais, y no paro de sorprenderme de la arquitectura dejada por nuestros antepasados ... espero conocer pronto Choquequirao ...

[@gjv-klm_747]

Fantastic.. heard about the place but never saw it. thanks for the up-load

[@punisherelcastigador6600]

Excellent vídeo Chris!! Saludos desde Lima 🇵🇪

[@jimclarke1108]

Incredible place

[@khudadad5394]

Really amazing. Must visit one day.

[@TheDansul78]

Hermosos video. Muy maravilloso y enigmático lugar

[@grt11]

Hi, nice work. Congratulations! What an enigmatic place! Top architectonic skills but no evidence of megalithic work; well, not yet, considering that, what we can see, is only 30% of the whole city. One more puzzle to understand the amazing Peruvian culture. Kind regards

[@cuscof2]

Megalithic work was mostly reserved for important religious sites and royal residences, and Choquequirao was neither,

[@secularsunshine9036]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. The christians love showing off their beautiful churches that were built by slaves. Then we have the Roman/Greek empire which was built by slaves. But Chpquequirao blows them all away. I wonder about their society. I want to learn more about the people and how they were motivated to work so hard. Incredible. Thanks again.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

probably built by slaves. what a ridiculous comment.

[@secularsunshine9036]

​@@carlosgaspar8447 I didn't say "probably built by slaves", make-believer. You just made that up, knuckle head. The Historic Christian churches were most certainly built by slaves and slave labor. The Incas have been dubbed as the first known socialist nation and didn't own slaves.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

@@secularsunshine9036 www.metropolismag.com/design/arts-culture/the-curious-case-of-polands-communist-era-church-boom/

[@secularsunshine9036]

@@carlosgaspar8447 and your point is? Choquequirao was built no-less then five-hundred years ago when slavery was main-stream. Slavery has only been illegal in the USA for 150 years while our very own "WHITE HOUSE" was built by slaves. When I say, "The Christians love showing off their beautiful churches that were built by slaves.", *I'm referring the christian churches that were built by slaves.*

[@secularsunshine9036]

@@carlosgaspar8447 In 1534 or there about the Spanish forced Inca slaves to dismantle the Coricancha and build the Santo Domingo Church, which today houses and displays Inca gold. "Qorikancha". The Spanish imported slaves too. Before the Spanish arrived the Coricancha was plated in gold. www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1NDCM_enUS782US782&sxsrf=ALeKk02SRJCGJBQFtGhHTsmVgVQMp_N-TQ%3A1591125903129&ei=j6fWXo-nB8v_-gSowJOIBA&q=church+with+Inca+gold&oq=chruch+with+Inca+gold&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDFAAWABgjExoAHAAeACAAQCIAQCSAQCYAQCqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjPqv7x7ePpAhXLv54KHSjgBEEQ4dUDCAw

[@delfin2201]

Amazing!

[@jkedie]

This is incredibly amazing. Thank you.

[@ZeeGauntlet]

Was siting in my grandfathers living room while he watched KZbin on his tv and suddenly heard Skyrim music hahahahaha xD I had a good chuckle. Thanks for the laugh!

[@countinglampposts]

You grandfather has a good taste in videos

[@ZeeGauntlet]

Chris McCarthy he loves nature and historical things haha he’s a character!

[@terrywendt3946]

Thank you from a old man thats bin around the world , Good show .

[@rbtoj]

The Elder Scrolls VI: Choquequirao

[@countinglampposts]

Best game idea ever!

[@annellaayers363]

This is breath taking. I would love to visit there. This morden world can't be compared. I hope that there are descendants of that beautiful place.

[@jagdishhiranandani5467]

Thank you for sharing. Absolute awesome.. Man kind has built wonders.

[@oswaldburga9836]

I feel these structures due to their location an size are by far more intriguing to historians. It's too bad that there are no more information as to who,where exactly, when and why , the altitude etc. I feel if the Peruvian government were to facilitate the visitation of such grandeur of a place it would be an attraction to the rest of the World. But perhaps the great perils visiting the place could deter a lot of people as it looks quite dangerous.

[@countinglampposts]

I know there was talk of building a gondola to the ruin but in order to make it profitable, it would require such a large influx that the tourists would damage the site. Not to mention that seeing the whole ruin is a pretty serious hike in itself

[@eblanco78]

Increible, parece echo con Magia..! Incredible look like a magic job..! Deberia llamarse l a ciudad de los condores ! why not call the Condor City ?

[@PLS-pd7qq]

Sou do Brasil e gosto muito das paisagens apresentadas neste canal, parabéns!!!29/06/2020

[@henryaidrogo]

Una obra maestra de la combinación de la ecología con el ser humano, se ve respeto hacia la naturaleza, la geología woww es impresionante, una joya nueva para conservar, cuánto tiene de legado este viejo y querido Perú muchas gracias por este fascínate e impresiónate video, llega a las venas, al corazón

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Incredible footage. My jaw dropped. Incredible stone artisans. .... Just imagine how this advanced civilization treasured soil and here in dark Africa they just burn everything and cause continuous soil erosion.

[@polarbear1118]

I've been there is 2017. It is also the 5 day round trip hiking trip getting there and some of the few people and children along the way.

[@rode5927]

see at 8:09, the lowest part of the Terraces seems to be constructed with huge rocks or stones.... 641 Likes and 10 Dislikes: Proportion 64/1 is extremely low and rare, be proud of it! Amazing video!