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Peru

Cusco's Plaza de Armas and cathedral domes seen from above, the city spreading up the surrounding hillsides.

Cusco

15 photos

The old Inca capital, colonial stonework and terracotta roofs climbing into the Andes.

The sun sets as a full orange disc over the Pacific, silhouetting the headlands south of Lima.

Lima

4 photos

The Pacific coast where the trip began, cliffs above the sea at Miraflores.

The classic view of Machu Picchu: stone terraces and ruins along the mountain ridge, cloud drifting past the cliff edge.

Machu Picchu

13 photos

The Inca citadel above the Urubamba river, terraces and stonework wrapped in cloud.

A newly married couple in traditional Andean woven sashes and floral confetti hold hands outside a church in Pisac, surrounded by wedding guests.

Pisac

14 photos

A market town in the Sacred Valley, its plaza alive with a wedding the day we passed through.

The sun sets in deep red and gold over a river near Puerto Maldonado, the forest silhouetted along the far bank.

Puerto Maldonado

20 photos

A gateway to the Amazon, where the Tambopata National Reserve begins.

The town of Ollantaytambo fills a narrow valley between steep Andean peaks, terracotta roofs and Inca terracing visible on the hillside above.

Sacred Valley

21 photos

Terraced farmland between Cusco and Machu Picchu, ending in the town of Ollantaytambo.