| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Church of La Merced
|
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One of a series of paintings depicting the life of San Pedro Nolasco who founded the Order of Mercy in 1218.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Church of La Merced
|
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Painting showing San Pedro Nolasco.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Church of La Merced
|
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San Pedro Nolasco at an official function.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Church of La Merced
|
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Christmas models.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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The Archbishops' Palace was built on the site of the palace of Inca Emperor, Roca.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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Decorated balcony on the palace.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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Coats of arms over the entrance.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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The inner courtyard.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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Decorated door.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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The building has Moorish influences.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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The tile work.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
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Madonna and child in the distinctive Cuzco school of art.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Narrow cobbled street.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Roca's Palace Wall
|
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The thick walls of Roca's Palace have survived earthquakes that have damaged Spanish colonial architecture.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Roca's Palace Wall
|
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Seven sided stone fitting snuggly in the wall. Large stones were used for forts and ramparts.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Roca's Palace Wall
|
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Hatunrumiyoc is a 14th century, twelve sided stone.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Roca's Palace Wall
|
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Quechua girl by a wall dating from Inca times.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Roca's Palace Wall
|
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Complex pattern of stones.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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The Archeological Museum is in an old colonial mansion.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Inca weapons from the 15th century.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Stone llama (Inca).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Inca ceremonial tray.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Ceremonial artefact with llama head (Inca).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Weapon tips.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Silver male figures (Inca).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Deformed skull, a common practice among the Incas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Inca ceramic from a tomb.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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A pair of Inca pots.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Painted vessel with animal handles.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Pot with a face.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Ceramic figure in rock.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Archeological Museum
|
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Snail headed tray.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Delapidated house with Inca stonework.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Curved street.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Doorway with coat of arms.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Street with arches and balconies.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
|
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Narrow street with Inca foundations.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
 |
The house of Inca historian, Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) is now the Regional History Museum.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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The interior courtyard.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Statue of Garcilaso de la Vega.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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The building is over two storeys.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Colonial era printing press.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Imperial Inca vase.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Moche head. The Moche lived in the North of Peru (1st to 7th centuries).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Cuzco school painting.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Colonial furniture.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Regional History Museum
|
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Colonial cabinet.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Juan Bravo Mural
|
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The mural by Juan Bravo was completed in 1992 and shows Peruvian history. This part covers early Inca history.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Juan Bravo Mural
|
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The mural is on Avenida del Sol. The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Juan Bravo Mural
|
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The Independence of Peru from Spain and the signature of the muralist.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Cuzco
Site / Event : Juan Bravo Mural
|
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Mural containing the Inca shield of power.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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The Sacred Valley is the Inca heartland.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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One of the many Quechua villages in the Sacred Valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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A herd of llamas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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The region is dotted with ancient sites.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Tambo Machay
|
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Tambo Machay is an Inca ceremonial stone bath at 3700m.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Tambo Machay
|
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Water flows down a series of channels.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Tambo Machay
|
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Part of the site is on a terraced hillside.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Tambo Machay
|
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Typical Inca stonework with trapeziodal arches.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Tambo Machay
|
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Earthquake proof stonework.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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The valley is very fertile.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Puka Pukara
|
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Puka Pukara is an Inca fortress.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Puka Pukara
|
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The name means "red fort" because of the red stone used.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Puka Pukara
|
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A stone window.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Puka Pukara
|
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The fortress is set in mountainous terrain.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Puka Pukara
|
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Two walls overlooked by mountains.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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Farmers.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Qenko overlooks Cuzco.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Qenko is a sacrificial site.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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The site is based around a series of limestone outcrops which have been carved.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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The rocks are linked by narrow passages.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Passage cut under the rocks leading to the altars.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Steps carved out of the rock.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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A series of altars.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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The ceremonial area is flat with steps, seats and circular holes.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Seating area.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Altar with two carved rocks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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Qenko means "zig zag".
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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The zigzag channels carried away sacrificial blood.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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The site is encroached by a village.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Qenko
|
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A second, unexcavated site.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
|
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Rolling hills.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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Sacsayhuaman is a huge fortress near Cuzco.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The fortress has three walls, 360m long with 22 zigzags.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The walls are made of the largest stones in the Sacred Valley.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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A missing stone shows how they were carved to join together.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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Only 20% of the site remains after the Spanish tore most of it down.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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One of the 22 points in the zig zag walls.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The Spanish defeated puppet king, Manco Inca, at this fortress in 1536.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The Spanish killed so many Incas the bodies attracted carrion-eating birds. The name "Sacsayhuaman" means "satisfied falcon" in Quechua.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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Over 5000 Inca warriors lived here.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The tripple walls.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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Niches.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The stones are placed together with exquisite precission.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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View of the zig zagging walls.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The heaviest stone at Sacsayhuaman is 130 tonns.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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A smooth rock that has been carved with steps and thrones.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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A sun festival still occurs here every 24 June.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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The Altars of the Sun.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
Region : Sacred Valley
City / Town : Sacsayhuaman
|
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Detail of the rock carved altar.
|
1995 |
were added from 1 February 2025.