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Below you will find a collection of photos from Peru. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 1995, 2005, and 2011. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


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Andean peaks and a turquoise lake
Andean peaks and a turquoise lake


Young girl in Willoq community wearing traditional clothing
Young girl in Willoq community wearing traditional clothing
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Andean landscape with glaciers and snow-capped peak
Andean landscape with glaciers and snow-capped peak
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Upper Amazon forest and the Andes
Upper Amazon forest and the Andes


Uppermost reaches of the Amazon basin watershed
Uppermost reaches of the Amazon basin watershed


Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Willoq baby
Willoq baby
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Amazon rainforest and Andean glaciers and peaks
Amazon rainforest and Andean glaciers and peaks


Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest
Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest


Agricultural terraces and rice fields in valley near the Willoq community
Agricultural terraces and rice fields in valley near the Willoq community
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Smiling mothers with babies on their backs
Smiling mothers with babies on their backs
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Andean terrain
Andean terrain


Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Willoq boys
Willoq boys
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Rugged Andes
Rugged Andes


Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Andean peaks and a turquoise lake
Andean peaks and a turquoise lake


Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Andean peaks
Andean peaks


Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes
Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes


Mothers and kids in the Willoq community
Mothers and kids in the Willoq community
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Upper Amazon forest and the Andes
Upper Amazon forest and the Andes


Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Terrain on road to Cuzco
Terrain on road to Cuzco


Glacier melt in the Andes
Glacier melt in the Andes


Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes
Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes


Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Glacial peaks in the Andes
Glacial peaks in the Andes


Andes mountains near Machu Picchu
Andes mountains near Machu Picchu
Location: Machu Picchu Pueblo

(Peru)

Mountain outside of Cuzco
Mountain outside of Cuzco


Snow-capped mountains in the Andes
Snow-capped mountains in the Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Steep mountain ridge in the Andes
Steep mountain ridge in the Andes


Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from an airplane
Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from an airplane


Aerial view of terraces in the Andes
Aerial view of terraces in the Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Mountains around Machu Picchu
Mountains around Machu Picchu
Inca ruins
Location: Machu Picchu

(Peru)

The Andes as seen from an airplane
The Andes as seen from an airplane


Creek in Machu Picchu Pueblo
Creek in Machu Picchu Pueblo
Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV

(Peru)

Willoq child
Willoq child
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Snow-capped peaks in the Andes
Snow-capped peaks in the Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Terraces in Valley of Willoq community
Terraces in Valley of Willoq community
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Glacial peaks in the Andes
Glacial peaks in the Andes


Andes
Andes


Leaf-cutter ant nest
Leaf-cutter ant nest
Note that virtually all ground vegetation has been striped or cleared from the area
Location: Tambopata rainforestV

(Peru)

Upper reaches of the Amazon rainforest in the Andes
Upper reaches of the Amazon rainforest in the Andes


Potato patches as seen from an airplane
Potato patches as seen from an airplane


Snow-capped mountains in the Andes
Snow-capped mountains in the Andes
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Peruvian glaciers near the Urubamba valley
Peruvian glaciers near the Urubamba valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Snow-capped mountains in the Andes
Snow-capped mountains in the Andes
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

High Andean grassland
High Andean grassland


Mountains around Machu Picchu
Mountains around Machu Picchu
Location: Machu Picchu

(Peru)

Upper Amazon forest and the Andes
Upper Amazon forest and the Andes


Distributing bread to kids in the Willoq community
Distributing bread to kids in the Willoq community
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Children playing in the Willoq community
Children playing in the Willoq community
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Treeline in the Andes
Treeline in the Andes


Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Rugged Andes
Rugged Andes


Lake in the Andes
Lake in the Andes


Andes
Andes
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes
Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes


Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Mountain peak in the Andes
Mountain peak in the Andes


Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest
Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest


Snow-capped peaks in the Peruvian Andes
Snow-capped peaks in the Peruvian Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Urubamba river near Machu Picchu Pueblo
Urubamba river near Machu Picchu Pueblo
Location: Pueblo at Machu Picchu

(Peru)

Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Andean farmland
Andean farmland
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Terraces along the Urubamba river
Terraces along the Urubamba river
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

Agricultural terraces near the Willoq community
Agricultural terraces near the Willoq community
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Amazon cloud forest and the Andes
Amazon cloud forest and the Andes


Andean farmlands with snow-capped peaks in background
Andean farmlands with snow-capped peaks in background
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)



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