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


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


Andean peak above the Amazon rainforest
Andean peak above the Amazon rainforest


Red blooming trees along the Urubamba river
Red blooming trees along the Urubamba river
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

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


Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from a plane
Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from a plane


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


High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin
High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin


Andes in Peru
Andes in Peru


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


Amazon rain forest meeting the Andes
Amazon rain forest meeting the Andes


Aerial view of the road to Manu
Aerial view of the road to Manu


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


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


High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin
High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin


Andean lake as seen from an airplane
Andean lake as seen from an airplane


Aerial view of Urubamba valley in distance
Aerial view of Urubamba valley in distance
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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

(Peru)

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


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


Road to Wayqecha and Manu seen from an airplane
Road to Wayqecha and Manu seen from an airplane


Geological  formations in the Andes mountains in Peru
Geological formations in the Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


Glacier-covered mountains in the Andes
Glacier-covered mountains in the Andes


Two girls running
Two girls running
Location: Willoq community in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo outside of Cuzco; Peru

(Peru)

Andean lake
Andean lake


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


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


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Site of mudslide that covered the railroad tracks to Machu Picchu
Site of mudslide that covered the railroad tracks to Machu Picchu
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

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


Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


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


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


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

(Peru)

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

(Peru)

Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

Site of mudslide that covered the train  tracks to Machu Picchu
Site of mudslide that covered the train tracks to Machu Picchu
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

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


Steep mountain ridge near Cuzco
Steep mountain ridge near Cuzco


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


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


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


Steep mountain ridge near Cuzco
Steep mountain ridge near Cuzco


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


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


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

(Peru)

Andean peak above the Amazon rainforest
Andean peak above the Amazon rainforest


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


Site of mudslide that covered the railroad tracks to Machu Picchu
Site of mudslide that covered the railroad tracks to Machu Picchu
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

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


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


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


Andean terrain
Andean terrain


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


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Urubamba Valley
Urubamba Valley
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

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


Geological  formations in the Andes mountains in Peru
Geological formations in the Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Agricultural fire in Andes
Agricultural fire in Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Road to Wayqecha and Manu seen from an airplane
Road to Wayqecha and Manu seen from an airplane


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


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


Andes
Andes
Location: Train to Machu Picchu

(Peru)

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


Agricultural fire in Andes
Agricultural fire in Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Red flowered trees along Urubamba river
Red flowered trees along Urubamba river
Location: Sacred Valley of the Urubamba

(Peru)

High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin
High mountain forest near the tree-line in the Amazon Basin


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Andean city viewed from above
Andean city viewed from above
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)

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


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