Peru and The Amazon River

American Hiram Bingham rediscovered Machu Picchu with the help of local farmers who heard stories of a hidden city
Andean woman with alpaca
Kechwa woman leading her alpaca down an alley, Cuzco, Peru
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Local street vendors come to markets like this one to restock knit hats, gloves, blankets and other Peruvian goods to sell t...
Kechwa woman leading her alpaca down an alley, Cuzco, Peru
Kechwa woman leading her alpaca down an alley, Cuzco, Peru
Man and dog sleeping outside of a hostel, Cuzco, Peru
Local street vendors come to markets like this one to restock knit hats, gloves, blankets and other Peruvian goods to sell t...
Local craftwoman works an old style loom to make woven tapestries
Sunrise, riding a motorized canoe along the Amazon river
Looking across the bow of a boat on the Amazon river tributary
Smoke wafts over the Tambopata river, a tributary of the Amazon river, as residents clearcut and burn trees in the jungle
Butterfly resting on a lilypad
Even the weight of a butterfly makes a ripple on these jungle lilypads
Macaw parrots mate for life and make their homes in hollow palm trees
Macaw parrots mate for life and make their homes in hollow palm trees
Lillypads
Lillypads
Blue and yellow macaw parrots
More than half of the world's estimated 10 million species of plants, animals and insects live in the tropical rainforests. O...
A submerged canoe in a lake found in the Amazon jungle
Palm treel reflections on the water of an Amazon jungle lake
View of Plaza de Armas and Jesuit Church, Cusco Region, Peru
View of Old Ruins in Cusco Region, Peru
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More farming platforms around the backside of Machu Picchu take full advantage of mountaintop sun exposure
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Much of Machu Picchu is still being uncovered down along the sides of the mountain and adjacent peaks
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Above the Sacred Valley
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Andean kids splahing in the chilly water, Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
The stone wall rings provide protection from predators when nomadic herders need to rest overnight, Lares Trek, Andes Mountai...
A young Andean woman and her baby, Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
The Andeans love to chew cocoa leaves. Often they are kepts in sachels or pouches like this one. Lares Trek, Andes Mountains,...
This old Andean couple in their one room clay house recently got electric service to power their one lightbulb. Lares Trek, A...
This old Andean couple in their one room clay house recently got electric service to power their one lightbulb. Lares Trek, A...
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
The stone wall rings provide protection from predators when nomadic herders need to rest overnight, Lares Trek, Andes Mountai...
A young Andean woman and her baby, Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
Mountain glaciers high above feed rivers and streams in the valley below, Lares Trek, Andes Mountains, Peru
The Andeans love to chew cocoa leaves. Often they are kepts in sachels or pouches like this one. Lares Trek, Andes Mountains,...