Pilgrimage to Machu Picchu: Part Nine - Flora of the Inca Trail

Plant life along the Inca Trail is incredibly diverse. Growing conditions change according to altitude, and the Incas took advantage of this. They were master botanists, and used the terraces to do a lot of experimental gardening. This diversity is evident in the plants and trees growing along the Inca Trail.

Although Jesus told me the names of much of what I saw, even he didn't know what all of the plants are, or what they're used for.

( Here are some of the many beautiful plants I saw along my journey. )