| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Peru |
Region : Lake Titicaca
|
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Dramatic landscape across Lake Titicaca.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Lake Titicaca
|
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Boat on the lake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Sillustani is set on a peninsula on Lake Umayo.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Sillustani is a burial site for nobles of the Aymara speaking Chollas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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The site dates from the 15th century.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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The dead were buried in towers called Chullpas, the tallest being 12m high.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Chullpas have a small entrance facing East so that the rising Sun would give new life to the dead.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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View of Umayo Lake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Carving of a lizard.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Sphere carved from the stone.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Stone tomb with opening.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Wives and servants would also be buried with the deceased noble.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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The stonework of Chullpas is considered more complex than the better known Incas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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One of the rare square Chullpas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Some structures are made from smaller stones.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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An almost complete tomb.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Flowering cactus.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Carved rock from a chullpa.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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There are several stone circles at the site.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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The site overlooks Lake Umayo.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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View of the lake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Settlement on the far side of the lake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
City / Town : Sillustani
|
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Late afternoon over the lake.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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The Titicaca Basin contains Lake Titicaca at 3810m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Alpacas at a small village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Channels for water that would stop frost forming at night by its retention of solar heat.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Ditches used for heat absorbing water built by pre Hispanic civilisations.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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The plains are exposed to extreme weather.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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All rivers flow into Lake Titicaca.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Isolated settlement.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Quechua villagers.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Couple on a bicycle.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Tree-less landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Small village on the plain.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Llamas and alpacas, animals that thrive at high altitudes.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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The region is above the tree line.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Remote house overlooked by snow capped mountain.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Desolate landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Station with Aymara traders on the Puno to Cuzco railway.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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The altiplano.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Two houses.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Isolated homestead.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Village in a side valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Birdlife over isolated communities at 4000m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Dark and gloomy landcsape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Llamas grazing.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Farming scene at 4000m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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High altitude farm.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Treeless grasslands.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
|
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Dramatic weather and landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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Settlement near the Raya Pass.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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Landscape at over 4000m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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The Puno to Cuzco train approaching the Raya Pass.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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Llamas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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Dramatic landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Titicaca Basin
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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View from the 4312m Raya Pass. Rivers flowing South drain into Lake Titicaca. Rivers flowing North flow into the Urubamba River, a tributary of the Amazon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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Glacier at the pass.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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Dramatic landscape.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
Site / Event : Raya Pass
|
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The Urubamba Valley near the 4312m high Raya Pass.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Stream flowing North down the valley. This will eventually become the Urubamba River, a tributary of the Amazon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Quechua family.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Side valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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A small gorge in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The Urubamba Valley is fertile below 4000m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The valley floor is fertile and colourful.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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One of the many small villages in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Springtime in the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Farming the land.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Village in the fertile valley floor.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The valley is very fertile.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Terraces above a village in a side valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The Urubamba River waters the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Well watered agricultural land.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Bridge over the river.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Cattle grazing under a dramatic sky.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Village on the valley plain.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Village in a green area.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Trees line the river.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Cattle and crops.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Settlements and farms.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The tree line.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Terraces in the hillside.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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River rapids and a bridge.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Narrow gorge.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The Urubamba River irrigates the valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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Cattle.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The Urubamba River, which eventually passes through the heartland of the Incas and joins the Amazon.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Urubamba Valley
|
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The railway from Puno approaching Cuzco.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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The city of Cuzco in the Sacred Valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Cuzco is South America's longest continuously inhabited city.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Cuzco became the first Inca capital during the 12th century. The name means "the Earth's navel" in the Inca language, Quechua.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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The city was conquered by the Spanish in 1533.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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The descendants of the Incas still live in the city and speak their language, Quechua.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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The city lies at an altitude of 3400m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Much of the city uses Inca stonework in its buildings.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
District : Plaza de Armas
|
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The Plaza de Armas is the centre of Cuzco.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
District : Plaza de Armas
|
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The plaza is the site of the death of the last Inca emperor, Tupac Amaru II.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
District : Plaza de Armas
|
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The Spanish conqistador, Francisco Pizarro, proclaimed the conquest of Cuzco in the plaza.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
District : Plaza de Armas
|
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Cuzco, the Inca capital, is the largest town in the region.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
District : Plaza de Armas
|
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The Peruvian flag (left) and the Inca flag.
|
1995 |
were added from 1 February 2025.