Cuzco
Cuzco lies at the heart of the once-mighty Inca Empire, in southern parts of Peru. Situated at an elevation of 3,350 meter, this beautiful city is very photogenic with colonial buildings and cristal clear air. We arrived here by plane from Lima on the 11th of June, but none of us had any particularily problems with the altitude. The next day we visited the Sacred Valley of the Incas, or Vilcanota/Urubamba Valley. Several Inca ruins are found in this valley, and especially Pisac and Ollantaytambo are worth a visit. The Urubamba river runs north-west down the valley, and the water ultimately ends up in Amazonas and the Atlantic Ocean.
Inhabitants near Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru
Plaza de Armas, Cuzco
New hats, yeah!
Cuzco
Cuzco
Peruvian flute bands, they are real, here in Cuszo
Market place, Cuzco
Local market, Cuzco
The Sacred Valley
Inca ruins at Pisac
Pisac town
Urubamba Valley locals
Urubamba Valley girls
Pisac Inca terraces
Ollantaytambi
Modern Incas...
Ollantaytambo toward Urubamba Valley
Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley
Trichocereus cuzcoensis is a columnar cactus endemic to the Cuzco region
Agave
Cuzco region
On our way toward Choquequirau
Lima
Venezuelan Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus), Parque de las Leyendas (Lima Zoo)
In transit at Lima Airport, Peru
Jaguar (Panthera pardus), Parque de las Leyendas (Lima Zoo)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Lima
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvilliorum), Lima
Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Parque de las Leyendas (captive bird, Lima Zoo)
Belcher's Gull (Larus belcheri), Lima
Croaking Ground Dove (Columbina cruziana), Lima
West Peruvian Dove (Zenaida meloda), Lima