Pictures of andes [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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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Amazon rainforest and Andean glaciers and peaks Upper Amazon forest and the Andes Andean peaks and a turquoise lake Willoq baby Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Andean landscape with glaciers and snow-capped peak Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Uppermost reaches of the Amazon basin watershed Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest Young girl in Willoq community wearing traditional clothing Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Andes mountains near Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu Pueblo (Peru) Glacial peaks in the Andes 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) Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes Terrain on road to Cuzco Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Mothers and kids in the Willoq community Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Smiling mothers with babies on their backs Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Andean terrain Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Andean peaks Willoq boys Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Rugged Andes Andean peaks and a turquoise lake Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Glacier melt in the Andes Upper Amazon forest and the Andes Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Distributing bread to kids in the Willoq community Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) The Andes as seen from an airplane Snow-capped peaks in the Peruvian Andes Location: Andes (Peru) Snow-capped mountains in the Andes Location: Andes (Peru) Andes as seen from an airplane Creek in Machu Picchu Pueblo Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV (Peru) Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Upper Amazon forest and the Andes Children playing in the Willoq community Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Peruvian glaciers near the Urubamba valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Andes Location: Train to Machu Picchu (Peru) Snow-capped mountains in the Andes with agricultural fields in the foreground Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Willoq child Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Andean farmland Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Mountains around Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu (Peru) Snow-capped mountains in the Andes Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Rock face covered with bromeliads Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Terraces in Valley of Willoq community Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Steep mountain ridge in the Andes Highland forest in the Amazon Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest Urubamba river near Machu Picchu Pueblo Location: Pueblo at Machu Picchu (Peru) Treeline in the Andes Snow-capped mountains in the Andes Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Snow-capped peaks in the Andes Location: Andes (Peru) Mountains around Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu (Peru) Mountains around Machu Picchu Inca ruins Location: Machu Picchu (Peru) Andes Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from an airplane Urubamba Valley Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) Remote house atop a mountain peak in the Andes High Andean grassland Urubamba river Location: Train to Machu Picchu (Peru) Lake in the Andes Tree-line of the Amazon rainforest Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Potato patches as seen from an airplane Glacial peaks in the Andes Mountain peak in the Andes Mountain outside of Cuzco Agricultural terraces near the Willoq community Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru (Peru) Aerial view of terraces in the Andes Location: Andes (Peru) Andean farmlands with snow-capped peaks in background Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba (Peru) 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 Terraces along the Urubamba river Location: Train to Machu Picchu (Peru) Rugged Andes Glacial peaks in the Andes Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Andean mountain ridge Steep mountain ridge near Cuzco Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes andes: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3