In the Cordillera Negra of Central Peru.

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In the Cordillera Negra of Central Peru.

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The Black Range, so named as it usually escapes the snow that falls on the higher ranges. But beautiful in its own way.
Central Peru.


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These strange structures found in southern Peru are called chullpas and belong to the nobility of a pre-Incan people.


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October 19, 2009 • 5:35 pm 0
Cows lounge in the shade of one of Jaisalmer’s beautiful havelis (private mansion), with their intricately carved sandstone walls and balconies. Rajasthan, India.

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The Red Fort of Agra is an immense fortress-palace and was the seat of government of the Mughal Empire for much of its existence. It sits not far from the Taj Mahal, near the banks of the Yamuna river.
Famously, it also served as the prison of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, imprisoned there by his own son Aurangzeb, the last of the Great Mughals. The old Shah Jahan would stare out of the palace window towards the Taj Mahal, which he had ordered built in memory of his wife Murg Mumtaz.




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The Tomb of Humayun is an early example of the Mughal style that would culminate in masterpieces such as the Taj Mahal.

Herein lies the second of the Great Mughals.

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