Pictures of People and Towns in Peru

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Young girl in Willoq community wearing traditional clothing Willoq baby Andean woman in traditional Quencha attire Smiling Willoq man in Ollantaytambo Mothers and kids in the Willoq community Willoq child Agricultural terraces near the Willoq community Distributing bread to kids in the Willoq community Children playing in the Willoq community Colored fibers of alpaca and sheep wool in the Andes Natural dyes used for coloring alpaca and sheep wool in the Andes Using natural dyes to color alpaca wool Making natural red dye in a Chinchero market Andean woman in traditional Quencha clothing Woman weaving in the Chinchero market Quencha woman in Chinchero market Making natural red dye in a Chinchero market Making natural red dye in a Chinchero market Making natural red dye in a Chinchero market Quencha woman wearing traditional clothing in Chinchero market Alpaca and sheep wool colored with natural purple dye Alpaca and sheep wool colored naturally with plant and insect dyes Quencha woman showing her braids Making an alpaca blanket Balls of Alpaca yarn Children sliding down smooth rock at Sacsayhuaman Farmer in Urubamba river valley Farmer in Urubamba river valley Andean farmers working maize field Farmers working countryside near Cuzco Tourists on platform in giant Kapok tree overlooking the rain forest canopy Spiral staircase leading up canopy tower Canopy tower leading to platform in a Ceiba (Kapok) tree Kapok canopy platform Smiling mothers with babies on their backs Agricultural terraces and rice fields in valley near the Willoq community Willoq boys Woman spinning alpaca wool Kapok (Ceiba) tree canopy observation platform Spiral staircase leading up to the canopy platform situated in a giant Kapok (Ceiba) tree Spiral staircase leading up rain forest canopy tower Woman with llama, sheep, alpaca Family with llama, sheep, alpaca Llama, sheep, alpaca in front of adobe house with red door Woman with llama, sheep, alpaca Gold miners along the Rio Tambopata Gold miner's shack along the Rio Tambopata Water box used by gold miners along the Rio Tambopata Gold miners operating on boat in the Rio Tambopata Miner camp along the Rio Tambopata Inca ruins and terraces on the way to Machu Picchu St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima, outside view "Real" Mr. Potatohead using Andean potato Women selling vegetables in Ollantaytambo market Fruit market in Ollantaytambo Tiles in St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima Street painter working on conservation mural. St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima Human skulls in the Andes Moorish style wood carved ceiling in St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima Offering doll St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima Cuzco San Blas district of Cuzco Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo train as it waits in Machu Picchu Pueblo Cuzco Water box used for gold mining along the Rio Tambopata Machu Picchu Pueblo along Urubamba river Willoq man wearing traditional red clothing Oscar Mishaja, rainforest guide in the Tambopata region Library in St. Francis' Cathedral in Lima San Blas district of Cuzco Cuzco Peruvian President's office in Lima, Peru Archbishop's palace in Lima, Peru Painting of Jesus and human skull on mantle Doorway in Ollantaytambo Ollantaytambo walkway/street with water channel River boat carrying goods to market on the Rio Tambopata Farm houses in the Urubamba valley Canopy tower at Posada Amazonas Local man bailing his canoe Oscar Mishaja, rainforest guide in the Tambopata region Guide Oscar handling fruit dislodged by feeding macaws People in canoe on the Rio Tambopata Tropical downpour Slogging through mud along the Tambopata Jungle soccer field Tropical rain falling on deserted road Canopy tower at Posada Amazonas Willoq man in Ollantaytambo wearing traditional red clothing Village along the Rio Tambopata Blind for observing red-and-green macaws at the Manu clay lick Oscar looking for the boat Path cleared for future development on forest island in the Rio Tambopata Blind for observing red-and-green macaws at the Manu clay lick Willoq men in Ollantaytambo wearing traditional red clothing 402C Utililiner (Cessna) plane on landing strip near Boca Manu in the Peruvian Amazon

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