Peruvian Collection (#18)

Sand Dunes of Ica Desert near Huacachina, sunrise, Ica Region, Peru

Church in Maca, Colca Valley, Arequipa Region, Peru

Red Beach, elevated view, Paracas National Reserve, Ica Region, Peru

Peru, Arequipa Cathedral dominates the square, Plaza de Armas. Built with sillar, a volcanic stone mined from the extinct Chachani volcano

Peru, A woman looks after her sheep along the shores of Lake Titicaca as rain threatens

Peru, A Quechua-speaking woman works her traditional wooden loom on Taquile Island

Peru, An old woman at Abra La Raya, the highest point (4318m) on the Andean Explorer express train service (Cusco to Puno)

Peru, The magnificent baroque fazade of Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus church, Cusco, Plaza de Armas. Originally built by the Jesuits, 1651

Peru, An old woman in traditional Indian costume with her round, saucer-shaped hat decorated with fresh flowers

Peru, A rufous-collared sparrow. These birds are commonly seen around the world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu

Peru, High above the Urubamba Valley, Mount Veronica. 18, 600 ft, the highest in the range. In Quechua, Wakay Willca Sacred Tears??

Peru. An Indian woman wearing a felt hat carries her farm produce to market in a brightly coloured blanket

Peru. Black maize cobs, or corn, for sale at Pisac market during the busy weekly Sunday market

Peru. An Indian woman with long pigtails at Pisacs busy Sunday market

Peru. A tourist Lodge and two houseboats on the banks of the Madre de Dios River

Peru. Lush vegetation overhanging the banks of the Madre de Dios River, some 15 km from Puerto Maldonado

Peru. A brilliant Scarlet macaw in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin

Peru. A Squirrel monkey feeds on flowers in the lush, tropical forest on the banks of the Madre de Dios River

Peru. A knocker decorates the wooden doors of Lima Cathedral. Built 1555 but almost destroyed by 1746 s
Peru. A knocker decorates the wooden doors of Lima Cathedral. Built 1555 but almost destroyed by 1746s earthquake

Pisac Market, Pisac, Peru

Panoramic View of Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru

The Monolithic Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Sacred Valley, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru

Floating Islands (Uros), Lake Titicaca, Peru

Skyline of Cusco, Peru

Mt Veronica above the Sacred Valley, nr. Cusco, Peru

Macchu Pichu, Peru

Peru, Urubamba, Valley, Ollantaytambo. Jewellery made of traditional designs and symbols for sale at a street stall

Potato harvesting in fields in the highlands. An old man leans against the raw llama wool sacks. Each stripe the colour of the animal it came

Gold panners looking out of the window. Many of the transient gold workers have descended from the mountains due to terrorism and poverty

Rothschilds moth (Saturniidae Rothschidia) spreads its 8-inch (20cm) wingspan. It is one of the largest moths in the world

Pierid butterflies. Absorb minerals from the urine of capybaras deposited on the beach half an hour previously. Minerals are extremely hard to come by in the Amazon rain forest

Rhinoceros beetle (megasoma elephas). The horn is used to tip over rival males. When flying their wingspan can reach six inches across

Horned Toad (Ceratophrys cornuta). This is essentially a mouth with feet, and will eat anything smaller than itself, other toads included

A five metre long Black Caiman surfaces on an oxbow lake. Seriously endangered as a species, they were hunted nearly to extinction in the 1950 s

A high lake in the Vilcabamba range; at the waters edge a mule wrangler checks his fishing line at dawn

Sondor - capital of the Chanca Tribe who were pre Inca and their first great foe

Intihuatana - The hitching Post of the Sun - sundial to catch sun, it casts no shadow at both equinoxes

Paucarpata with Chachani behind

Peru, Amazon, Amazon River, Iquitos. Aerial view of the port, a thatched dwelling in Iquitos, the principle city of the Upper Amazon Basin

Peru, Amazon River. Sunrise on the Ayapua Riverboat, Yavari River, a tributary of the Amazon River

Peru, Amazon, Yavari River. Rain & mist on the Yavari River, Lago Preto Conservation Reserve. Peru, Amazon, Yavari River. Rain & mist on the Yavari River, Lago Preto Conservation Reserve

Peru, Loreto Province. Boats on the Amazon River near the town of Islandia

A youth performs an armstand on the streets of Trujillo in northern Peru. Kids performing acrobatics for change from passing motorists are a common scene in Perus third largest city

Surfers head into the surf at Mancora on the northern coast of Peru. The beach resort close to the Ecuadorean border is a popular destination for holidaying Peruvians

Sand dunes stretch into the distance, in the coastal desert bordering Ica, in southern Peru PERU, Ica, Huacachina Sand dunes stretch into the distance, in the coastal desert bordering Ica

A family rows out onto the oasis lagoon of Huacachina. The waters of the desert oasis, near Ica in southern Peru, are heralded as having curative effects

Three generations of winemaking at the Pisco bodega of El Catador near Ica, in southern Peru. PERU, Ica, Bodega El Catador Three generations of winemaking at the Pisco bodega of El Catador near Ica

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