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Peru, The strongly scented wax-like blossom of a Stanhopea orchid growing beside the Urubamba River.
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Peru, A Prosthechea orchid, both terrestrial and lithophytic, grows in the cloud forest beside the Urubamba River.
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Peru, The striking Guzmania bromeliad growing beside the Urubamba River near Aguas Calientes is both terrestrial and epiphytic.
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Peru, A Green-and-White Humming Bird feeding beside the Urubamba River near Aguas Calientes.
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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, Epiphytic bromeliads festoon a tree in the cloud forest of the Urubamba Valley near Choq esuysuy.
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Peru. A Spix s Guan in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin. Slightly larger than a chicken, named after a C19th German explorer.
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Peru. A Colourful blue-and-yellow macaw in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Peru. A bromeliad growing in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin. The best-known bromeliad is the pineapple.
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Peru, Clay bulls are common rooftop ornaments throughout Peru. Said to bring good luck and protect from evil spirits.
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Peru, Chesnut-breasted Coronets beside the Urubamba River near Aguas Calientes.
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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, 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 Blue-crowned Trogan photographed high in the canopy of the lush, tropical forests of the Amazon Basin.
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Peru. A Colourful blue-and-yellow macaw in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Peru. A Squirrel monkey in the lush, tropical forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Peru. A brilliant Scarlet macaw in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Peru. A brown aguti in the tropical forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Peru. Jesus, an experienced local guide at Inkaterra Rerserve Amazonica, crossing a bridge on the treetop-canopy walk.
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Peru. The tropical forest near the Madre de Dios River, some 16 km from Puerto Maldonado.
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Peru. An aerial rooting tree in the tropical forest near the Madre de Dios River.
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Peru. Colourful Scarlet macaws perch high above the canopy of the forest near the banks of the Madre de Dios River
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Peru. A Squirrel monkey feeds on flowers in the lush, tropical forest on the banks of the Madre de Dios River.
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Peru. A Squirrel monkey feeds on flowers in the lush, tropical forest on the banks of the Madre de Dios River.
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Peru. The red waters of an important tributary of the Madre de Dios river wind through thick jungle near Puerto Maldonado.
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A local ecotourism guide surveys the lowland forest from a ridge. In her daypack she carries binoculars,bird book and first aid. Bird watching is popular here where the world record for species diversity is held.
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A local guide underneath a giant tree fern on the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. The Inca trail descends from above the tree line alongside snow peaks down to tropical cloud forest where Machu Picchu itself stands.
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A family of 14 capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). These are the world's largest rodent weighing up to 140lbs (65kg). The jaguar is their main enemy.
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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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A male Ameiva lizard ( Ameiva ameiva) follows the female seen vertically top left of the picture. His colouring matches leaf litter both long dead and recent.
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Peru,Amazon,Amazon River. Wasp nest at the Zoological Park of Quistococha,in Iquitos.
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Peru, A flowering Oleander in the courtyard entrance to the magnificent Santa Catalina Convent, founded in 1580.
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Peru, Musicians entertain on board the comfortable Andean Explorer express train that runs between Cusco and Puno.
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Peru, This beautiful red-leafed bromeliad growing on a dry-stone wall at Machu Picchu captures moisture from the low clouds.
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Peru, The Spiny Whorltail Iguana is a common reptile 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, A woman with a load of maize stalks to feed to her pigs crosses a narrow bridge spanning the Urubamba River.
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Peru. A farmhouse and outbuildings dwarfed by snow-capped mountains near Moras.
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Peru. Horses being led across a bridge spanning the Urubamba River to be ridden by tourists to Moray and Maras, Sacred Valley.
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Peru. One of the villas at Urubamba Villas, a small up-market tourist establishment, close to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley.
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Slash and burn agriculture is one of the largest destructive forces in the Amazon. The surrounding forest is filled with smoke.
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Sunset on a bend of the Upper Manu River. The rivers are the highways of the Amazon. Ecotourists riding back from a day's wildlife watching are rewarded with the sight of a tropical sky reflected on the surface.
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Algae on an Amazonian oxbow lake. Over 90% of lowland forest has at one time or another been a lake or riverbed. The river bends that form oxbow lakes eventually silt up and are overgrown by swamp,bamboo and other fast growing secondary forest trees.
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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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One of many hundreds of tree frogs found within Manu National Park. Note the suckers on its feet and the large eyes for nocturnal vision.
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White caiman (caiman crocodilus). Smaller of the two common South American crocodilians. Never as endangered as it's large Black relative due to the size of it's small pelt.
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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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Peru,Amazon,Amazon River. Earthwatch volunteer and scientist recording data of a land Transect in the Lago Preto Reserve. .
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Peru,Amazon,Amazon River. A liana (or Monkey Staircase) reaches down to the forest floor from the rainforest Canopy,Lago Preto Conservation Reserve,Amazon.
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Peru,Amazon,Amazon River. Philodendren leaves at the Zoological Park of Quistococha,in Iquitos.
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Peru,Amazon,Amazon River. A stand of Bamboo at the Zoological Park of Quistococha,in Iquitos.
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Peru,Amazon,Yavari River. Rain & mist on the Yavari River,Lago Preto Conservation Reserve.
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The Q ente or Hummingbird.Possibly the most well known of the Nazca designs, this bird appears as a logo on many Peruvian products.
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Peru, A double-decker bus takes tourists on a sightseeing tour of Arequipa. Known as La Ciudad Blanca (The White City).
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Peru, The entrance to Museo Santury in Arequipa. Therein lies the frozen body of the Inca maiden, once sacrificed on Nevado Ampato
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Peru, Two farmers in conversation beside the pre-Inca terracing which is fed by a network of irrigation channels, Arequipa.
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Peru, The extinct volcano, Chachani dominates the Arequipa skyline. Many buildings are built with sillar, stone mined from this volcano.
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Peru, Arequipa Cathedral dominates the square, Plaza de Armas. Built with sillar, a volcanic stone mined from the extinct Chachani volcano.
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Peru, A vaulted walkway in the magnificent Santa Catalina Convent, founded in 1580.
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Peru, Vaulted walkways around a courtyard garden in the magnificent Santa Catalina Convent, founded in 1580.
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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, A magnificent Andean Condor above the Colca Canyon. At 3,191 metres, this canyon is the second deepest in the world.
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Peru, Llamas in the bleak altiplano of the high Andes near Colca Canyon.
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Peru, Llamas in the bleak altiplano of the high Andes near Colca Canyon.
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Peru, The bleak altiplano of the high Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
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Peru, Vicuna in the Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon. Vicuna wool is the finest fibre capable of being spun in the world.
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Peru, Vicuna in the Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon. Vicuna wool is the finest fibre capable of being spun in the world.
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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, A typical scene in the high Andean Mountains from the comfort of the Andean Explorer express train (Cusco-Puno)
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Peru, Scenery in the high Andean Mountains from the comfort of the Andean Explorer express train that runs between Cusco and Puno.
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Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cusco s square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.
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Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cusco s square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.
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Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cusco s square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.
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Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cusco s square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.
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Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cusco s square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.
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Peru, Masked dancers for parade on Christmas Day in Cusco s square, Plaza de Armas, celebrating the Andean Baby Jesus, Nino Manuelito.
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Peru, The magnificent baroque façade of Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus church, Cusco, Plaza de Armas. Originally built by the Jesuits, 1651.
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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, The colonial church and Dominican monastery of Santo Domingo built on ruins of possibly the richest C15th Inca temple, Qorikancha.
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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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