Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11437.jpg) |
Dramatic landscape across Lake Titicaca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11438.jpg) |
Boat on the lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11445.jpg) |
Sillustani is set on a peninsula on Lake Umayo. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11446.jpg) |
Sillustani is a burial site for nobles of the Aymara speaking Chollas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11447.jpg) |
The site dates from the 15th century. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11448.jpg) |
The dead were buried in towers called Chullpas, the tallest being 12m high. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11449.jpg) |
Chullpas have a small entrance facing East so that the rising Sun would give new life to the dead. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00542.jpg) |
View of Umayo Lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66932.jpg) |
Carving of a lizard. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66933.jpg) |
Sphere carved from the stone. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66934.jpg) |
Stone tomb with opening. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00937.jpg) |
Wives and servants would also be buried with the deceased noble. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11450.jpg) |
The stonework of Chullpas is considered more complex than the better known Incas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11451.jpg) |
One of the rare square Chullpas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66935.jpg) |
Some structures are made from smaller stones. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66936.jpg) |
An almost complete tomb. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66937.jpg) |
Flowering cactus. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66938.jpg) |
Carved rock from a chullpa. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11452.jpg) |
There are several stone circles at the site. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66939.jpg) |
The site overlooks Lake Umayo. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66940.jpg) |
View of the lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66941.jpg) |
Settlement on the far side of the lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66942.jpg) |
Late afternoon over the lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11453.jpg) |
The Titicaca Basin contains Lake Titicaca at 3810m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11454.jpg) |
Alpacas at a small village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11455.jpg) |
Channels for water that would stop frost forming at night by its retention of solar heat. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66957.jpg) |
Ditches used for heat absorbing water built by pre Hispanic civilisations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11456.jpg) |
The plains are exposed to extreme weather. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11457.jpg) |
All rivers flow into Lake Titicaca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66958.jpg) |
Isolated settlement. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00983.jpg) |
Quechua villagers. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66959.jpg) |
Couple on a bicycle. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66960.jpg) |
Tree-less landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66961.jpg) |
Small village on the plain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel03396.jpg) |
Llamas and alpacas, animals that thrive at high altitudes. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11458.jpg) |
The region is above the tree line. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11459.jpg) |
Remote house overlooked by snow capped mountain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11460.jpg) |
Desolate landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66962.jpg) |
Station with Aymara traders on the Puno to Cuzco railway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66963.jpg) |
The altiplano. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66964.jpg) |
Two houses. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11461.jpg) |
Isolated homestead. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66965.jpg) |
Village in a side valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11462.jpg) |
Birdlife over isolated communities at 4000m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66966.jpg) |
Dark and gloomy landcsape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66967.jpg) |
Llamas grazing. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11463.jpg) |
Farming scene at 4000m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66968.jpg) |
High altitude farm. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11464.jpg) |
Treeless grasslands. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11465.jpg) |
Dramatic weather and landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11466.jpg) |
Settlement near the Raya Pass. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11467.jpg) |
Landscape at over 4000m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66969.jpg) |
The Puno to Cuzco train approaching the Raya Pass. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66970.jpg) |
Llamas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66971.jpg) |
Dramatic landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11468.jpg) |
View from the 4312m Raya Pass. Rivers flowing South drain into Lake Titicaca. Rivers flowing North flow into the Urubamba River, a tributary of the Amazon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66972.jpg) |
Glacier at the pass. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66973.jpg) |
Dramatic landscape. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Raya Pass |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11469.jpg) |
The Urubamba Valley near the 4312m high Raya Pass. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11470.jpg) |
Stream flowing North down the valley. This will eventually become the Urubamba River, a tributary of the Amazon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11471.jpg) |
Quechua family. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66974.jpg) |
Side valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11472.jpg) |
A small gorge in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11473.jpg) |
The Urubamba Valley is fertile below 4000m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00985.jpg) |
The valley floor is fertile and colourful. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11474.jpg) |
One of the many small villages in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11475.jpg) |
Springtime in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11476.jpg) |
Farming the land. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11477.jpg) |
Village in the fertile valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66975.jpg) |
The valley is very fertile. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66976.jpg) |
Terraces above a village in a side valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11478.jpg) |
The Urubamba River waters the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11479.jpg) |
Well watered agricultural land. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11480.jpg) |
Bridge over the river. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11481.jpg) |
Cattle grazing under a dramatic sky. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66977.jpg) |
Village on the valley plain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66978.jpg) |
Village in a green area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11482.jpg) |
Trees line the river. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66979.jpg) |
Cattle and crops. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00984.jpg) |
Settlements and farms. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66980.jpg) |
The tree line. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66981.jpg) |
Terraces in the hillside. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11484.jpg) |
River rapids and a bridge. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66982.jpg) |
Narrow gorge. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66983.jpg) |
The Urubamba River irrigates the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66984.jpg) |
Cattle. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11483.jpg) |
The Urubamba River, which eventually passes through the heartland of the Incas and joins the Amazon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66985.jpg) |
The railway from Puno approaching Cuzco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11573.jpg) |
The city of Cuzco in the Sacred Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11485.jpg) |
Cuzco is South America's longest continuously inhabited city. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11486.jpg) |
Cuzco became the first Inca capital during the 12th century. The name means "the Earth's navel" in the Inca language, Quechua. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11487.jpg) |
The city was conquered by the Spanish in 1533. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11488.jpg) |
The descendants of the Incas still live in the city and speak their language, Quechua. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11489.jpg) |
The city lies at an altitude of 3400m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11490.jpg) |
Much of the city uses Inca stonework in its buildings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11491.jpg) |
The Plaza de Armas is the centre of Cuzco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11492.jpg) |
The plaza is the site of the death of the last Inca emperor, Tupac Amaru II. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel11493.jpg) |
The Spanish conqistador, Francisco Pizarro, proclaimed the conquest of Cuzco in the plaza. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00915.jpg) |
Cuzco, the Inca capital, is the largest town in the region. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel66986.jpg) |
The Peruvian flag (left) and the Inca flag. |
1995 |