Peru – A Selection Of 41 Pictures

By Gilles Barbier on 11. October 2007 in Peru, Peru – Photos, Photo Galleries, South America – Photos

One of the most famous views in the world – Machu Picchu, with Wayna Picchu in the background, Cusco, Peru

We spent one month in Peru in September & October 2007 and discovered the famous highlights of the south of this country: Nazca (Nazca Lines & Cauchilla Cemetery), Arequipa, the Colca Canyon & Cruz del Condor, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley (Pisac, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Saqsaywaman) & of course Machu Picchu, Puno & Lake Titicaca (Sillustani, Uros Floating Islands, & the Javari Project).

: The Nasca Lines: the Spider – A UNESCO World Heritage, Nazca, Peru

: The Nasca Lines: the Heron – A UNESCO World Heritage, Nazca, Peru

: Ica-Chincha Mummies found in the Chauchilla Cemetery … near Nazca, Peru

: Ica-Chincha Mummies found in the Chauchilla Cemetery … near Nazca, Peru

: Plaza de Armas, Arequipa, Peru

: Monestario de Santa Catalina, Arequipa, Peru

: View of the Canyon de Colca (the 2nd deepest in the world at 3.179 meters) from the Mirador in Cabanaconde, Peru

: Trekking the Canyon de Colca, the 2nd deepest Canyon on earth, Cabanaconde, Peru – On the way to Fure: the path was sometimes not much wider than 60 to 80 centimeters, carved out of the steep mountain slopes going down up to 1.000 meters!

: Young Girl (Lydia) with traditional hat, Cabanaconde, Colca Canyon, Peru

: Condor (Vultur gryphus), Cruz del Condor, Colca Canyon or Canyon de Colca, Cabanaconde, Peru

: Condor (Vultur gryphus), Cruz del Condor, Colca Canyon or Canyon de Colca, Cabanaconde, Peru

: Condor (Vultur gryphus), Cruz del Condor, Colca Canyon or Canyon de Colca, Cabanaconde, Peru

: Local women in traditional dress selling souvenirs of wool or Alpaca – Cabanaconde, Colca Canyon, Peru

: Plaza de Armas in Cuzco, with the Cathedral on the left and the Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus on the right, Cuzco, Peru

: In Cuzco, Peru

: Street seller, Cuzco, Peru

: At the market in Pisac, Sacred Valley, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

: At the market in Pisac, Sacred Valley, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

: The amphitheater-like terraces of Moray may have served the Incas as a laboratory for agricultural experiments. We heard the theory that every terrace / level simulated a difference in altitude of 300 meters, enabling the Incas to test what grows best at what altitude – Near Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Peru

: The salt pans near Maras are are fed by a little salty river that emerges from the mountain, near Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Peru

: The salt pans near Maras are are fed by a little salty river that emerges from the mountain, near Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Peru

: One of the most famous views in the world – Machu Picchu, with Wayna Picchu in the background, Cusco, Peru

: View of the residential sector, Machu Picchu, Peru

: The trapezoidal shape of doors and buildings is typical for Inca architecture, an element ensuring an outstanding stability of the constructions, even in case of an earthquake – Machu Picchu, Peru

: Most of Machu Picchu consists of terraces, here the ones facing west

: View of Machu Picchu from Wayna Picchu: here one can clearly see that Machu Picchu consists mainly of terraces – Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru

: Lamas quietly stroling Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru

: Lamas quietly stroling Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru

: The base of the main complex was a three storey terrace built of stones weighing up to 160 tons, Saqsaywaman, the Sacred Valley, Peru

: Woman in traditional dress, Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

: Woman working on the loom in La Raya, at 4.335 meters, Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

: In La Raya, the highest point on the Cuzco-Puno road, at 4.335 meters

: The Yavari, built in England in 1862, Lake Titicaca, Peru

: The semi-diesel engine of the Yavari was added in 1906 and still works today. Before, the steam boat ran on lama dung – The Yavari, built in England in 1862, Lake Titicaca, Peru