Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Pisac Fortress overlooks steep terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Family sitting on a terrace. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Inca roadway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Overgrown trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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An Inca gateway. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Stonework on battlements. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Trails and strunctures on the mountain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Inca steps. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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The Inca pathway to the fortress passes through a tunnel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Inca tunnel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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The trail climbs to the top. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Structures on the edge. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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View of the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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View of the fortress near the top of the valley ridge. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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The fortress dominates the mountain. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Stonework on the base of the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Inca houses in the residential part of the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Niches. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Inca houses. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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View from the edge. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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View of Inca terraces high up in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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Inca terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Pisac |
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Pisac Fortress |
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View of Pisillacta from the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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The Urubamba Valley is part of the Inca Sacred Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Agricultural land on the valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Barren hills overlooking a fertile valley near Urubamba. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Terracing from the Inca period. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Fertile valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Small village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Cliff face. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Urubamba |
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The village of Urubamba is at 2750m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Urubamba |
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The village is set by a river. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Urubamba |
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Snow capped Pichingoto overlooks the village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Traditional Inca stone houses with thatched roofs still exist in the valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Isolated settlement. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Landscape near Chinchero. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Fertile land near Chinchero overlooked by the Andes. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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The Chinchero shelf and the Andes. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Chinchero is a village set on a shelf over the Urubamba Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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The village is at 3762m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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The village has narrow streets and steps. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Spanish style houses are on Inca foundations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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The village is built on the site of an Inca settlement. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Church |
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The church is built on the site of an Inca temple. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Church |
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The cloisters are set on Inca foundations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Church |
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The church is covered with wall paintings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Church |
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Painting of a saint. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Church |
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St Peter. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Young girl in the main plaza. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Selling weavings in the main square. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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The village is surrounded by rolling hills. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Chinchero |
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Late afternoon view. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Landscape near Chinchero. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Hyapo Lake. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Valley below the tree-line. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Forest. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Observation house near Ollantaytambo. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
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Observation houses. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo is an Andean village built on the ruins of an Inca settlement. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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The village is at 2800m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Original Inca foundations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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The village is set in the extreme North of the Urubamba Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Inca building with thatched roof. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Restored Inca house. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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The village. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Woman. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Overlooking the village is a huge Inca fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
|
Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The fortress is guarded by steep terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
|
Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The fortress is reached by flights of steep Inca steps. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Trapezium shaped niches in the walls. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The top of the fortress is high above the valley floor. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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View from the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Observation points on a cliff. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Observation building. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The fortress ruins. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Inca stonework on the terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Inca wall, typical for a fort. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Eagle Head Rock. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The baracks area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The walls of the temple are exquisitely put together. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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A calendar. The markings were used for astronomical observations. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Steps. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Mountain towering over the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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The fortress dates from the mid 15th century. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Agricultural terraces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Misanca is a recently (1995) excavated area. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Cliff shrine. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Remains of the Inca settlement from the fortress. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Sacred Valley |
Ollantaytambo |
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Ollantaytambo Fortress |
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Quechua porters for the Inca Trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Sacred Valley |
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Andean sunset in the Sacred Valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Qoriwayrachina |
|
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The Urubamba River at Qoriwayrachina at the beginning of the Inca Trail. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Qoriwayrachina |
|
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The valley is at 2500m. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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Crossing the river in a cage. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
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Qoriwayrachina |
|
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Inca terracing. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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Landslide. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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The Urubamba River is a brown coloured torrent that eventually descends to the Amazon. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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The misty Urubamba River valley. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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Scattered communities dot the region. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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Traditional Inca house. |
1995 |
Peru |
|
Inca Trail |
|
Qoriwayrachina |
|
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Stone house with thatched roof. |
1995 |