| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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Desolate landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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Desolate landscape over 4000m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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Rolling hills.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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Fertile valley floor.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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Boulder strewn region at 4800m between the Pampas de Canihuas and Colca Canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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The highest point of the road (4800m).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Pampas de Canihuas
|
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Light snow at the pass.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Colca Canyon is one of the deepest in the world.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The top of the canyon is at 4100m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The road descending to the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Dramatic views.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Pre-Inca terracing in the fertile valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Craggy peaks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The floor of the canyon is full of settlements.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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The village of Chivay, one of many villages in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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The village is at 3650m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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Colourfully dressed woman. Each village has a different constume.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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The market.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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Two women in a doorway.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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Shopping.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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Woman and child.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Chivay
|
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House and terraces near the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The valley is populated by the Aymara speaking Kollahuas and the Quechua speaking Kabanas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Stone walls.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Picturesque scenery.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Yanque
|
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The walled village of Yanque.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Yanque
|
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Nevado Ampato (6310m) overlooks the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Yanque
|
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Stone walls separate fields.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Yanque
|
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Inca terracing near the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The valley floor is agricultural land.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Steep cliffs overlook green fields.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Small settlement.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Spectacular valley views.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Steep sides of the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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View of the wide valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Dramatic landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The river cuts through fields.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Trees in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Andean peaks in the distance.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The village of Maca.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The village is set in the floor of the valley at 3262m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The village extends over a large area.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The main street.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Maca was hit by an earthquake in 1991.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Women wear different clothes in each village in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Resting in a field.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The setting of the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The village hall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
Site / Event : Church
|
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The church has earthquake damage from the 1991 earthquake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
Site / Event : Church
|
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Earthquake damage.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
Site / Event : Church
|
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View from the roof.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Cracks in the fields caused by the 1991 earthquake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Earthquake damage and temporary accommodation.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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View of the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Street scene.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Woman.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Thatched houses.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Resting by a stone wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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The village is on the valley floor.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Maca
|
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Rubble strewn street.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Local horsemen.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Horsemen.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Cacti.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Field.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Pre-Inca terracing.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Dramatic scenery in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Kollahuas rock tombs.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Limestone peaks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Family walking between villages.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Spectacular terraces.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Terraces and fields on the valley floor.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Terraces on a shelf over the beautiful Colca Canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Colca Canyon with its Inca terraces.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Colca Canyon is very beautiful.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Terraces among the hills and cliffs.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Misty views across the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Light coloured rocks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Trail and tunnel.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Tripple Lake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Distant ridges over the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Isolated settlement.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Misty view of the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Mountains overlooking the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Fields at the edge of the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Pinchullo
|
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The village of Pinchullo.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Pinchullo
|
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The main church dominates the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Pinchullo
|
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The village is on a shelf overlooking the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Pinchullo
|
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Woman herding animals.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
City / Town : Pinchullo
|
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View of the village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The glaciers of Mount Mismi (5601m) feed the source of the Amazon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The narrow canyon overlooked by an agricultural shelf.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The edge of the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Cacti.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The deepest part of Colca Canyon is 1200m above the river.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Cruz del Condor marks the deepest part of the canyon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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The canyon at dawn.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Thermals of rise from the canyon at dawn.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Colca Canyon is famous for its Condors.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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Condors ride the thermals from the canyon and have a white ring around their necks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Colca Canyon
|
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A Condor riding the morning thermal over the canyon.
|
1995 |
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