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Marvels of Machu Picchu by Beto SantillánA Voyage in the Enchanted Isles by David Bate

Trujillo & Lambayeque

Frieze of Chan Chan, Trujillo.
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Mochica "huaco" depicting a "soldier" duck, Pyramid of the Moon, Trujillo.
Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Peru.
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Mochica "orejera" depicting a duck, Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, Lambayeque.
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Sipan necklace of Spondylus shell, Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, Lambayeque.
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Colonial wrought-iron grille, Trujillo.
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Colonial wooden balcony, Trujillo.
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Newly uncovered friezes at the Pyramid of the Moon, Trujillo.
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Caballitos (traditional tortora-reed boats) at Huanchaco, Trujillo.
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Frieze of El Dragón, Trujillo.
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Polychrome, high-relief frieze, Huaca Cao, El Brujo, Trujillo.
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Sipan mask, Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, Lambayeque.
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Sican gold mask, Sican Museum, Lambayeque.
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Sipan mask of a feline face, Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum, Lambayeque.
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Chachapoyas & Cajamarca

Fortress of Kuelap.
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Fortress of Kuelap.
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View from the Fortress of Kuelap.
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Entry corridor, Fortress of Kuelap.
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The "Torreón", a watchtower inside the Fortress of Kuelap.
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A house inside the Fortress of Kuelap.
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Characteristic Chachapoyan rhomboid design in friezes inside the Fortress of Kuelap.
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Sarcophagi, Karajia tombs.
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Leymebamba.
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La Iglesia de San Francisco, Cajamarca.
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Pre-Inca Ventanillas of Otuzco, Cajamarca.
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Inca aqueduct, Cumbemayo, Cajamarca.
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Lima

Facade, La Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco, Lima.
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16th century catacombs, La Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco, Lima.
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Wooden balcony of the Torre Tagle Palace, Lima.
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Huaca de Huallamarca, Lima.
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Entry door of the Casa Aliaga, Lima.
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17th century library, La Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco, Lima.
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"Huaco" depicting a fisherman in a reed boat.
Lambayeque culture, c. 500 AD, Museo Larco, Lima.
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House of the Virgins of the Sun, Pachacamac, c. 1500 AD.
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A Paracas Necropolis "manto", c. 500 BC.
Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Peru.
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Malecon de la Reserva, above La Costa Verde, Miraflores, Lima.
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Quipu, Ica culture, c. 1200-1300 AD, Museo Amano, Lima.
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"Huaco" depicting Spondylus shells, Northern Huari culture, c. 800 AD.
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Mochica gold figure with sacrifical knife and head, Gold Museum of Peru, Lima.
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Museo Amano, Lima.
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Nazca

Geoglyph of a monkey, Nazca Lines.
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Geoglyph of a hummingbird, Nazca Lines.
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Detail of a Paracas Necropolis "manto", c. 500 BC.
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Detail of a Paracas Necropolis "manto", c. 500 BC.
Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Peru.
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Subterranean aqueducts of Cantalloc, Nazca.
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Hotel Mossone, Huacachina Lagoon.
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Sand dunes, Huacachina Lagoon.
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Sea lions, Paracas Peninsula.
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Humboldt penguin, Ballestas Islands.
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Candelabro, Paracas.
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Cuzco

Iglesia de la Compañia de Jesús, Cuzco.
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Tile roofs and church cupolas around the Plaza de Armas, Cuzco.
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Campesina selecting kiwicha, Cuzco.
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The Stone of Twelve Angles, Cuzco.
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Qorikancha, the Temple of the Sun, Cuzco.
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Cathedral and Plaza de Armas, Cuzco.
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Fountains of Tipon, the water garden of Inca Wiracocha.
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Rumicolca, pre-Inca gateway to the Valley of Cuzco.
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The pre-Inca ruins of Pikillaqta.
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Plaza and La Iglesia de Oropesa.
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Tipon, the water garden of Inca Wiracocha.
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Procession at Saqsaywaman, Cuzco.
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Temple and fortress of Saqsaywaman, Cuzco.
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Campesina at Saqsaywaman, Cuzco.
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Ritual fountains of Tambomachay, Cuzco.
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Sacred Valley of the Incas

Terraces of Pisaq, Sacred Valley.
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Weaver of Chinchero, Sacred Valley.
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Sunken agricultural terraces of Moray, Sacred Valley.
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Yucay Church, Sacred Valley.
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Ruins of Pisaq surrounding the solar calendar, Sacred Valley.
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Girl of Pisaq adorned in traditional attire and cantuta flowers, Sacred Valley.
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Incan town of Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley.
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Fortress of Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley.
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Agricultural terraces, Fortress of Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley.
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Incan stonework, Fortress of Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley.
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Rafting the Urubamba River, Sacred Valley.
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Inca Trail

 

Before Phuyupatamarca, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Porter on the trail toward Wiñayhuayna, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Trail toward Llaqtapata, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Sayacmarca, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Intipata, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.
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Vistadome from Machu Picchu to Cuzco.
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Machu Picchu

 

Citadel of Machu Picchu.
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Agricultural terraces, Machu Picchu.
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Trapezoidal windows, Machu Picchu.
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Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas.
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Arequipa & the Colca Canyon

Chachani Volcano as seen from the terraces of Yumina, Arequipa.
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Patio of the Casa del Moral, Arequipa.
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Colonial door of the Convento de Santa Catalina, Arequipa.
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Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Arequipa.
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Cloisters of the Compañía de Jesús, Arequipa.
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Misti Volcano and vicuñas, Pampa Cañahuas, Arequipa.
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Vicuñas, on the road between Arequipa and the Colca Valley.
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Petroglyphs of Toro Muerto, near the Colca Canyon.
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Colca Valley.
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Andean condor, Colca Canyon.
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Choquetico Rock, Colca Canyon.
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Lake Titicaca

Flamingo on the Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca.
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Boatman, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca.
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Woman unloading totora reeds. Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca.
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Orient-Express Andean Explorer railway, Meseta de Collao, Lake Titicaca.
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Festival of Candelaria, Puno, Lake Titicaca.
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Boatman sailing a traditional reed boat, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca.
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Floating houses, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca.
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Shepardess, Capachica Peninsula, Lake Titicaca.
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Chillora, on the shore of Lake Titicaca.
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Chullpas of Sillustani, on the shore of Lake Umayo, Lake Titicaca.
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Woman with her llamas, Malkini, Lake Titicaca.
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Town of Pukara, Lake Titicaca.
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Great Temple of Pukara, Lake Titicaca.
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Canyon of Tinajani, Lake Titicaca.
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Canyon of Tinajani, Lake Titicaca.
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Inka Uyo temple of fertility, Chucuito, Lake Titicaca.
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Chullpas of Molloko, Lake Titicaca.
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Weaver in front of Juli's Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Lake Titicaca.
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Isla Suasi, Lake Titicaca.
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Cathedral of Copacabana, Lake Titicaca.
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La Puerta del Sol, Tiwanaku, Lake Titicaca.
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Templo de Kalasasaya, Tiwanaku, Lake Titicaca.
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Amazon Rainforest (Tambopata-Madidi Wilderness)

Madre de Dios River, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Flooded Mauritia palm forest, Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Canoeing on Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Spotting wildlife on Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Black Caiman, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Blue-and-Gold Macaw, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Choro Monkey, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Tigrillo, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Rainbow Boa, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Canoe on Sandoval Lake, Tambopata National Reserve.
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Amazon Rainforest (Manu National Park)

Manu Cloud Forest, on the eastern side of the Andes, Manu National Park.
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Tocón Monkey, Manu National Park.
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Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata), Manu National Park.
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Madre de Dios River near Boca Manu, Manu National Park.
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Frog, Manu National Park.
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A walk on the forest trails, Manu National Park.
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Red-and-Green Macaws at the clay lick, Manu National Park.
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Giant Otter, Manu National Park.
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Choro Monkey, Manu National Park.
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Leaf-cutter ants use leaves to cultivate their fungus gardens, Manu National Park.
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A decomposing leaf returns its elements to nature, Manu National Park.
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