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ORCHIDS IN MACHU PICCHU
  
Wakanki Orchid (Masdevallia barleana)
Wakanki Orchid (Masdevallia barleana)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Ida aff. ciliata)
Lady Slipper Orchid (Phragmipedium caudatum)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Elleanthus capitatus)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Pleurothallis lamellaris)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Oncidium scansor)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Prosthechea fusca)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Prosthechea farfanii)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Xylobium bractescens)
Wiñay Wayna Orchid (Eternal youth) (Epidendrum secundum)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Sobralia crocea)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Trichosalpinx berlineri)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Pleurothallis sp.)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Pleurothallis cordata)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Ida gigantea)
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Orchids in Machu Picchu
(*) All pictures was taken in the gardens of Inkaterra Machu Picchu Hotel
It is absolutely unnecessary for you to learn their scientific names because there are more than 3,500 species distributed among 240 genera. But we definitely recommend remembering that almost 800 of them can be found no where else in the world since they grow only in Peru, some even at altitudes of 4,500 m.a.s.l. (14,760 f.a.s.l.). Such wealth is explained by the amount of ecosystems existing in the country, a guarantee for the presence of hundreds of different forms, sizes and colors. You may want to write down on your trip diary the following name: Phragmipedium peruvianum, which has become Peru's representative orchid. It is believed there are some 350 native species in the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. More than a hundred of these may be easily seen in these orchid trails, in their natural habitat.
