Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Desolate landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Desolate landscape over 4000m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Rolling hills. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Fertile valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Boulder strewn region at 4800m between the Pampas de Canihuas and Colca Canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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The highest point of the road (4800m). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Pampas de Canihuas |
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Light snow at the pass. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Colca Canyon is one of the deepest in the world. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The top of the canyon is at 4100m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The road descending to the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Dramatic views. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Pre-Inca terracing in the fertile valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Craggy peaks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The floor of the canyon is full of settlements. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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The village of Chivay, one of many villages in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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The village is at 3650m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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Colourfully dressed woman. Each village has a different constume. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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The market. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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Two women in a doorway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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Shopping. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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Woman and child. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Chivay |
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House and terraces near the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The valley is populated by the Aymara speaking Kollahuas and the Quechua speaking Kabanas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Stone walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Picturesque scenery. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Yanque |
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The walled village of Yanque. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Yanque |
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Nevado Ampato (6310m) overlooks the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Yanque |
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Stone walls separate fields. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Yanque |
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Inca terracing near the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The valley floor is agricultural land. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Steep cliffs overlook green fields. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Small settlement. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Spectacular valley views. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Steep sides of the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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View of the wide valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Dramatic landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The river cuts through fields. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Trees in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Andean peaks in the distance. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The village of Maca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The village is set in the floor of the valley at 3262m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The village extends over a large area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The main street. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Maca was hit by an earthquake in 1991. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Women wear different clothes in each village in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Resting in a field. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The setting of the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The village hall. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Church |
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The church has earthquake damage from the 1991 earthquake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Church |
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Earthquake damage. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Church |
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View from the roof. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Cracks in the fields caused by the 1991 earthquake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Earthquake damage and temporary accommodation. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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View of the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Street scene. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Woman. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Thatched houses. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Resting by a stone wall. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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The village is on the valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Maca |
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Rubble strewn street. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Local horsemen. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Horsemen. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Cacti. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Field. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Pre-Inca terracing. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Dramatic scenery in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Kollahuas rock tombs. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Limestone peaks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Family walking between villages. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Spectacular terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Terraces and fields on the valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Terraces on a shelf over the beautiful Colca Canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Colca Canyon with its Inca terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Colca Canyon is very beautiful. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Terraces among the hills and cliffs. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Misty views across the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Light coloured rocks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Trail and tunnel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Tripple Lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Distant ridges over the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Isolated settlement. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Misty view of the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Mountains overlooking the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Fields at the edge of the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Pinchullo |
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The village of Pinchullo. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Pinchullo |
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The main church dominates the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Pinchullo |
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The village is on a shelf overlooking the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Pinchullo |
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Woman herding animals. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
Pinchullo |
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View of the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The glaciers of Mount Mismi (5601m) feed the source of the Amazon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The narrow canyon overlooked by an agricultural shelf. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The edge of the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Cacti. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The deepest part of Colca Canyon is 1200m above the river. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Cruz del Condor marks the deepest part of the canyon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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The canyon at dawn. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Thermals of rise from the canyon at dawn. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Colca Canyon is famous for its Condors. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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Condors ride the thermals from the canyon and have a white ring around their necks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Colca Canyon |
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A Condor riding the morning thermal over the canyon. |
1995 |