Orchids in Machu Picchu Photo Gallery

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ORCHIDS IN MACHU PICCHU
Wiñay Wayna Orchid (Eternal youth) (Epidendrum secundum)
Dragon Face Orchid (Prosthechea vespa)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Habenaria ligulata)
Wiñay Wayna Orchid (Eternal youth) (Epidendrum secundum)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Habenaria ligulata)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Stelis tricardium)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Stelis sp.)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Maxillaria sp.)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Stelis sp.)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Epidendrum jajense)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Scaphyglottis summersii)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Odontoglossum lacerum)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Pleurothallis aff. phyllocardioides)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Epidendrum sp.)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Sobralia dichotoma)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Pleurothallis cordata)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Pleurothallis sp.)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Epidendrum funkii)
Lady Slipper Orchid (Phragmipedium caudatum)
Orchid in Machu Picchu (Stelis sp.)

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.

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Orchids in Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel