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Year Taken |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Guinea pigs (cui) are a Peruvian delicacy. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Stove with metal utensils. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Chapel altar. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Stepped street. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Fountain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Bathing area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Interior of a church. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Curved residential street. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Coat of arms. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Courtyard used for washing. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Washing area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Garden and pots at a residence. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Cooking utensils and a stove. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Sleeping area with sofas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Carved wooden door. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Courtyard with large pot. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Small stove. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Washing sink. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Carved wooden door. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Clothes washing machine. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Santa Catalina covers two blocks and is like a city within a city. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Small garden. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Courtyard. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Art gallery. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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The convent is very picturesque. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Kitchen utensils. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Water well. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Chest. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Lamps. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Kitchen scales. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Room furnishings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Grater. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Water cooler. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Small shrine. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Courtyard with cloisters. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Metal stove. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Toilet. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Stove. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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White chapel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Cloister with brick ceiling. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Entrance to a chapel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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The nuns' canteen. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Small kitchen in a nun's quarters. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Chest for storage. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Doorway, flowers and lamp. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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A courtyard decorated with wall paintings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Shrine to a nun who became a saint. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Wall painting with plants and a bird. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Thick walls and arches. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Wall painting with flowers and a bird. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Sections of the complex are linked by tunnels. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Table and chairs in a nun's room. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Religious painting. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Pastel coloured arches. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Confessionals for the nuns. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Confessional. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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The confessional area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Santa Catalina is a walled complex used as a convent between 1580 and 1970. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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The convent is like a city within a city. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Latin inscription. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Chapel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Arequipa |
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Santa Catalina |
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Garden. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Ascending from Arequipa to the Pampas de Canihuas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The landscape becomes very dry. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Railway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The pampas are a high altitude desert near Arequipa. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The pampas overlooked by Chachani (6075m) and El Misti (5822m). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Spectacular landscape at 2400m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Sparse high altitude vegetation at 3850m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Mountains and plains. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Vicunas are deer like relatives of llamas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The Pampas de Canihuas is north of Arequipa. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The Nevadas de Ampato (6310m). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Dirt road through spectacular scenery. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Colourful rocks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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A series of eroded rock formations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Desolate hillside with eroded rock formations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The word pampas means plains in the Quechua language of the Incas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Chachani, a 6075m snow capped peak. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The weather on the pampas is very changeable. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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A bofidal (highland wetlands). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Bofidals contain much wildlife. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Andean Gulls nesting on the wetlands. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Andean Gull. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Giant Coot. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Wildlife and birdlife on the wetlands. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Llareta is a used as a fuel and is only found at high altitude. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The wetlands. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Spectacular landscape in the wetlands. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Llamas graze the wetlands at 3800m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Llamas and Alpacas are two of four types of camelids found in the Andean region. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Llamas and alpacas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Dark clouds over the treeless highlands above 3800m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Stormy weather over the highlands. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Road to rain storm. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Dark clouds. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Flamingos over the bofidal. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The light changes quickly at this altitude. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Dramatic hilly scenery. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Dramatic weather system. |
1995 |