Sheperdess and her flock, Peru

A local lady tends to her flock through the valleys of the Cordillera Negra in Central Peru.

Cordillera Negra, Peru

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.

Chilly morning, Puno

An old lady rugged up against the cold in the town of Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Peru.

Burial towers of Sillustani, Peru

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

Congress of cows, Jaisalmer

Cows lounge in the shade of one of Jaisalmer’s beautiful havelis (private mansion), with their intricately carved sandstone walls and balconies.  Rajasthan, India.

Red Fort of Agra

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… [Read more…]

Tomb of Humayun, Delhi

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.

High-altitude camping, Peru

Altitude sickness.  Biting winds. At least the views were nice.

Elderly Peruvian lady

She was waiting for the bus by the side of the road.  Unfortunately, Peru being heavily reliant on overseas tourism as it is, many people often ask for money in exchange for a photo.  Sometimes I agree, often I don’t.

Ollantaytambo, Peru

The Inca settlement of Ollantaymbo was a focal point of Inca resistance during the Spanish conquest of Peru. The adjacent town of the same name is one of the most intact Inca towns still in existence, with houses, streets and drainage systems almost entirely unchanged from the time of the Incas, some five hundred years… [Read more…]

A pair of Peruvian boys

Peruvian children in the Andes all seem to suffer from sunburn and wind-chapped cheeks.

Sacsayhuaman, Peru

The immense yet intricate masonry of the Inca sacred site Sacsayhuaman, on the outskirts of Cuzco, Peru. The unfinished look to the tops of the walls show where the Spaniards took stone to build their own religious structures in the newly conquered Inca capital of Cuzco.

Street hawkers, Cuzco

La Compania de Jesus, Arequipa

The ornate facade illustrates the so-called Baroque Mestizo style of church architecture found in the Peruvian Andes.

Pan-American Highway, Peru

Part of the 30,000-mile highway that links the mainland nations of the Americas.  The coastal section in central Peru passes through some spectacular scenery.