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A high lake in the Vilcabamba range; at the waters edge a mule wrangler checks his fishing line at dawn.
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Paine Massif at dawn,seen across Lago Pehoe,Torres del Paine National Park,Chile.
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An innovative bicycle trolley,being used to mixed effect by its inventors.
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A Runa girl proudly shows off a gladioli. With the drab colours of the landscape as a background,the natives love of bright colours and particularly flowers is especially clear.
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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 from. There are over 200 species of potato and nearly 3,000 varieties in this country that was there origin. The domestication of the potato,maize,llama and guinea pig were the foundation upon which the early andean civilisations were built.
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Peru,Cusco,Sacred Valley. Quechua woman and her son in the village of Cjuncunca.
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A Huanchaco fisherman returns to shore paddling a traditional totora (reed) boat,known as a caballito de totora (little horse of reeds).
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Peru,Amazon River. Sunrise on the Ayapua Riverboat,Yavari River,a tributary of the Amazon River.
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The sun sets over the Pacific,silhouetting the jetty at Huanchaco on the north coast of Peru
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Peru, Lake Lagunillas is situated in the altiplano of the Andes at an altitude of over 4,000m between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
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Peru, Lake Lagunillas is situated in the altiplano of the Andes at an altitude of over 4,000m between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
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Peru, High above the Urubamba Valley, Mount Veronica. 18,600 ft, the highest in the range. In Quechua, Wakay Willca 'Sacred Tears .
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Peru. A trail zigzags up a steep ridge on the Andean Mountains east of Cusco.
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Peru,Urubamba Valley,Machu Picchu. View of the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu with the prominent peak of Huayna Picchu behind. Built by the Inca Emperor Pachacuti in the fifteenth century AD,Machu Picchu became an important agricultural centre as well as a stronghold and centre of sacred temples.
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Giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis). These grow to over 6 feet (1.8m) long. They hunt in family groups and are known as river wolves. They are one of the rarest mammals on the planet due to having been hunted for their pelts. An adult male basks in the afternoon sun during the seven hours a day spent hunting for fish.
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Red and green macaws (Ara chloroptera) gather in a tree at dawn before descending to a clay lick,where the minerals in the earth help neutralise the toxins given off by the plants they eat.
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Community spiders create huge webs enveloping entire trees. Here the dew drops of dawn create a fairy tale effect. The fruit are Limas,a citrus similar to a grapefruit.
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Intihuatana - The hitching Post of the Sun - sundial to catch sun,it casts no shadow at both equinoxes.
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Machu Picchu from Inti Punku the Sun Gate - Inca trail hikers get the same first view as did the Inca Pilgrims.
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Peru,Amazon,Amazon River. Ancillary baots being towed by the Ayapua Riverboat,Amazon River.
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Peru,Ancash,Chimbote. Children playing on the dock at Chimbote,on the Amazon River.
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The floodlit exterior of the Cathedral in Arequipa,Peru. The church,on the Plaza de Armas,is constructed of white volanic rock,called sillar.
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The floodlit exterior of the Cathedral in Arequipa,Peru. The church,on the Plaza de Armas,is constructed of white volanic rock,called sillar.
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The sun sets over the Pacific,silhouetting the jetty at Huanchaco,on the north coast of Peru
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The setting sun paints the sky red,silhouetting totora (reed) boats stacked on the beachfront at Huanchaco,in northern Peru. The boats are the traditional craft of the local pescadores (fishermen).
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The sun sets over the Pacific,silhouetting figures on the jetty at Huanchaco,on the north coast of Peru
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Early morning on the sand dunes skirting the city of Ica,on the south coast of Peru
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Early morning on the sand dunes skirting the city of Ica,on the south coast of Peru
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Waterfront scene at Huanchaco in northern Peru,where locals relax next to totora (reed) boats stacked along the beach.
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Totora (reed) boats are stacked along the beach,with the wooden pier in the background,at the fishing village of Huanchaco in northern Peru. The boats called Caballitos de totora (little horses of reeds) are the traditional craft of the local fishermen.
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Totora (reed) boats are stacked along the beach,with the wooden pier in the background at the fishing village of Huanchaco,near Trujillo in northern Peru.
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Totora (reed) boats stacked upright on the beach at Huanchaco,in northern Peru,are silhouetted by the dusk light. Caballitos de totora (little horses of reeds) are the traditional fishing boats of the local fishermen.
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Totora (reed) boats,surfers and the wooden pier at Huanchaco in northern Peru are painted by the dusk light. Huanchaco is famous for its pescadores (fishermen) that use traditional fishing craft constructed of reeds (caballitos de totora).
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Temple of Ten Niches shows precise Inca stonework at Ollantamytambo.
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Well tended terraces of Amantani Island with Taquile Island in the background.
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An Indian man rows his boat away from one of the Uros or floating red islands across Lake Titicaca
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An Indian man from the Uros Islands,islands made from floating reeds,poles his reedboat across Lake Titicaca
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Brazil,Amazon,Rio Tarajos. In the main channel of the Amazon River,dolphin hunters paddle thier dug out canoe back towards the banks of the river.
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Brazil,Amazon,Rio Tapajos. A tributary of the Rio Tapajos which is itself a tributary of the Amazon. Sunset on the river and some fishermen take in the last catch.
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Train rails beside farmland with group of school children on scenic journey through the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the Andes mountains, Peru
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Woman in Peruvian clothing leading cow on rope on village street, Ccaccaccollo, Peru
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Peru, A seasonal lake on the altiplano of the high Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon affords good grazing for alpacas.
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Peru, The altiplano of the Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon with volcanoes of (L to R) Ampato, Sabancaya and Hualca Hualca
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Peru, The bleak altiplano of the high Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
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Peru, An old shepherdess in the bleak altiplano of the high Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
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Peru, Tourists being rowed in a traditional reed boat around the unique floating islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca.
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Peru, Two girl from Uros row a reed boat to one of the unique floating islands of Lake Titicaca.
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Peru, two girls from Uros row a reed boat to one of the unique floating islands of Lake Titicaca.
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Peru, A girl from Uros outside her reed home on one of the unique floating islands of Lake Titicaca.
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Peru, Two Indigenous Peruvian woman wearing traditional costume in Cusco s main square, Plaza de Armas.
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Peru, A young Peruvian girl carries her baby sister on her back beside the massive church doors of Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus in Cusco s Plaza de Armas.
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Peru, A Peruvian woman with her child slung on her back shops at Santuranticuy market, held in Cusco on Christmas Eve every year.
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Peru, Native Indian women lead their llamas past the ruins of Saqsaywaman, built by the Incas on pre-Inca foundations.
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Peru, Santuranticuy market is held in the main square of Cusco once a year on Christmas eve. Items for sale are related to Christmas.
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Peru, Santuranticuy market is held in the main square of Cusco once a year on Christmas eve. Items for sale are related to Christmas.
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Peru, Begonia veitchi with its bright flowers is adapted to high altitudes and is typically found in rocky positions around Machu Picchu.
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Peru, A rufous-collared sparrow. These birds are commonly seen around the world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu.
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Peru, The world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu at an altitude of 7,710 feet above sea level with the peak, Huayna Picchu.
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Peru, The world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu at an altitude of 7,710 feet above sea level with the peak, Huayna Picchu.
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Peru, The world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu at an altitude of 7,710 feet above sea level with the peak, Huayna Picchu.
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Peru, The world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu at an altitude of 7,710 feet above sea level with the peak, Huayna Picchu.
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Peru, The world-famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu situated in mountainous scenery at an altitude of 7,710 ft above sea level.
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Peru, In the early morning, low mist and clouds rise from the steep-sided valleys surrounding the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu.
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Peru, The small town of Aguas Calientes nestles in a deep valley beside the Urubamba River, a short distance from Machu Picchu.
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Peru, The Inca ruins at Choq esuysuy are sited adjacent to a stream that tumbles down steep mountains from Phuyupatamarka.
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Peru, A man shares a joke with a group of native Indian women in traditional costume. Their saucer-shaped hats, beautifully decorated red jackets, black skirts and hand-woven woollen blankets round their shoulders are typical of the region.
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