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Country	Region	City Town	District	Site OR Event	Description	Year Taken
Peru	Colca Canyon				Black and white eagle.	1995
Peru	Atacama Desert				The Atacama is the 12th largest desert in the world.	1995
Peru	Atacama Desert				The Atacama stretches along the Pacific coast from Northern Chile to Southern Peru.	1995
Peru	Atacama Desert				Hot coast and cold Pacific water.	1995
Peru	Atacama Desert				The misty coast of northern Peru.	1995
Peru	Atacama Desert				Rocky coast.	1995
Peru	Atacama Desert				The deserted coastal regions.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Nazca Lines are geometric lines, shapes and figures drawn in the deserts of southern Peru. They are best seen from the air.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		These geometric shapes date from 6th century and have been added to by later Huari settlers from the Andes.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		Eric von Honiken wrote a book ("Chariots of Fire") where he stated that the Nazca Lines were airstrips for extraterrestrials to land their vehicles. This idea was parodied in the song "Inca Roads" by Frank Zappa.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Nazca Lines are spread over an area of 350 square kilometres. The Nazca culture thrived between 300 BCE and 700.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines	Hummingbird	The Hummingbird is 50m long and dates from 3rd Century BCE.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines	Hummingbird	Detail of the Hummingbird, a symbol found on Nazca pottery.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Spider is 46m long.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Condor is 135m long.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines	The "Astronaut"	The so-called Astronaut is a pre-Nazca human figure dating from the Paracas period around 400 BCE.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines	The "Astronaut"	Detail of the Astronaut.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Whale (68m).	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Parrot.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		Alcatraz is a 285m long snake-like figure.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The 90m long Monkey with its curled up tail.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		Tree (left) and Hands (right) near the Mirador (watchtower) on the Pan-American Highway.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		Straight lines criss-crossing.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		The Nazca Lines near a dry river bed and flood plain.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		Lines near a group of trees.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		View over Nazca.	1995
Peru	Nazca		Nazca Lines		Flood plains and mountains.	1995
Peru	Nazca				The Pan-American Highway separates the fertile regions from the desert near the small town of Nazca.	1995
Peru	Nazca				The Nazca Lines can be viewed by visitors from light planes.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	The deserted and partially excavated Cahuachi is one of many sites in the Nazca region.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Cahuachi is a Nazca ceremonial centre dating from 800.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Pyramids made from circular adobe stones.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	The base of the pyramid.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Houses with steps.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Partially excavated tomb.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Bits of ceramic are scattered around the site.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Bits of pottery.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Underground silos used for storing grain.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Silo entrance.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Cahuachi	Large areas of Cahuachi remain unexcavated (1995).	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	Estaqueria consists of a number of vertically buried tree logs set in lines running East to West. It is believed to have been used as a calendar.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	The logs are remarkeably well preserved.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	Recent research indicates the columns were also used for sun drying bodies prior to mummification.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	A deformed skull from a partially excavated cemetary.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	A mummy shroud.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	Tomb with scattered bones and cloth.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Estaqueria	Many bones still have skin attached.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	Geometric patterns created by clearing an area of rocks. These circular patterns date from the 6th century.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	Stone spiral walkways lead to underground water canals, hundreds of metres long.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	The canals and entrances date from the 6th century.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	The stonework is impressive.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	Entrance to one of the 50 underground Nazca canals. These are still in use.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	Fish can be found in the water of the canals.	1995
Peru	Nazca			El Telar	Rectangular patterns.	1995
Peru	Nazca				Cotton is indigenous to the Americas.	1995
Peru	Nazca				The desert sites are visited by local car.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	The enormous 6th century Nazca necropolis at Chanchilla.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	The site covers a large area.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Exposed tombs dot the site.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Bodies are scattered around the site.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Bones and bits of shroud are scattered around the area.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Bones wrapped in shroud.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	View over the necropolis.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	The necropolis has been ransacked by grave robbers.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Some cloth has kept its colour after 1500 years.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Partially unearthed mummy.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Mumified hand.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Skull and jaw bones.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	A pair of mummys.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	A row of skulls.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Nazca woven cloth.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Cotton shroud.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Hand bones in a ceramic pot.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Bones and pottery.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Bones and mummy cloth in the desert.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Mummified foot.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Stonework of a tomb.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Painted ceramic.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	Skull with hair.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Chanchilla	A collection of mummys.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Las Paredones	Las Paredones is an Inca tambo (inn).	1995
Peru	Nazca			Las Paredones	The site dates from the 15th century.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Las Paredones	The walls.	1995
Peru	Nazca			Las Paredones	The site is set on rolling hills.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	A painted bowl from the Tihuanaco civilisation (1000 BCE to 900) from the Lake Titicaca region.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Gourd from the Paracas civilisation.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	The Messenger, a ceramic from the Paracas civilisation (400 BCE to 200 BCE).	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Paracas ceramic. The Paracas preceeded the Nazca and influenced them.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Vegetable shaped ceramic (Paracas).	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Woven cloth from the Paracans, a people who preceeded and influenced the Nazca.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Paracan cloth is considered some of the best in South America.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Paracan lacework.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	The Paracas mummified the dead.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Paracas mummy.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	The Paracas deformed children's skulls using wooden planks.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Deformed child's skull.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Nazca ceramics are Peru's most colourful. This is a warrior.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Nazca ceramic with fish-like painting.	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Bowl with a painting of a fish from the Nazca (200 BCE to 800).	1995
Peru		Ica		Ica Museum	Nazca ceramic with a crow.	1995