Peru Photos

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:44:38

Alcacocha Pass, Andes

Photograph by Karen Ambrogi, My Shot

Small turquoise lakes lie below Alcacocha Pass in the Andes. The mountain chain runs north to south through the central part of Peru. In the east, the Andes descend to the Amazon River Basin.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:44:50

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Parque de la Reserva, Lima

Photograph by Paul Kennedy/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Images

Lighted fountains—part of a "Magical Water Tour"—enchant visitors to Lima's Parque de la Reserva.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:45:07

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Inca Terraces

Photograph by Tanawat Likitkererat, My Shot

Ancient Inca terraces spiral across the land in Moray, near Cusco. Inca workers paying off a labor tax, or mita, terraced thousands of mountainsides for farming

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:45:21

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Uros of Lake Titicaca

Photograph by Ruchi Saran, My Shot

A man works with freshly cut reeds on Lake Titicaca—at 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) the world’s highest navigable lake. The Uros people live on floating islands and make nearly everything out of totora, a reed that grows in the lake.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:45:33

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Inca Festival, Cusco

Photograph by Erin Sitt, My Shot

Descendants of the Inca still celebrate the festival of Inti Raymi, which honors the winter solstice and the mighty god Inti. Inca lords called themselves “sons of the Sun” and called sacred rocks “hitching posts of the sun,” where worshippers tethered the god so that he couldn’t leave them.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:45:44

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Scarlet Macaws

Photograph by Mattias Klum

Two scarlet macaws put their vivid plumage on display. Macaws, which have two toes facing forward and two backward, are found mainly in the rain forests of Central and South America.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:45:57

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Cusco Fountain

Photograph by Dustin Safranek, My Shot

A fountain blocks the sun in Cusco, which in the early days of the Inca Empire housed only nobles, officials, and their retinues; everyone else was relegated to 12 satellite towns. The name Cusco means “navel” in Quechua.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-12 13:46:08

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El Misti Volcano, Arequipa

Photograph by Ramon Navalon, My Shot

The El Misti volcano towers more than 19,000 feet (5,800 meters) above Arequipa, Peru’s second largest city. The city, which serves as a commercial and agricultural center for southern Peru, is filled with buildings made from the volcanic stone.

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