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  • The Statue of Pachacuti at the Plaza de Armas is located in Cusco, Peru.  Pachacuti was the ninth ruler of the Kingdom of Cusco and later the Emperor of the Inca Empire.  Machu Picchu is believed to have been built as an estate for him.
    Statue of Pachacuti at the Plaza de ..Peru
  • Saksaywaman is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru.  Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire.
    Saksaywaman
  • This photograph of children arm wrestling was taken in a Amazon rainforest village in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve section of the Amazon rainforest in Peru.  The Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve is the second largest protected area in the Amazon region.
    Arm Wrestling In An Amazon Village
  • Victoria amazonica is a flowering plant native to the shallow waters of the Amazon River basin.  This photo of Victoria amazonica was taken in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve section of the Amazon Rainforest in Peru.
    Victoria amazonica
  • Machu Picchu is a 15th century Inca citadell on a mountain ridge.  It is located northwest of Cusco, Peru. Machu Picchu is believed to have been built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti.
    Lost City of the Incas
  • Peruvian night monkeys or the Andean night monkeys are nocturnal monkeys native to northern Peru.  Peruvian night monkeys are rare Neotropical primates who are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and are endangered under Peruvian Law.
    Peruvian Night Monkey Family
  • The Church of the Society of Jesus is located in Cusco, Peru's city square called Plaza de Armas.  It is an example of Andean Baroque architecture and was built on the site of an Inca palace.
    Door to the Church of the Society of..esus
  • The Achilles Blue Morpho butterfly, Blue-banded Morpho butterfly or Banded Blue Morpho butterfly is a Neotropical butterfly.  The Achilles Blue Morpho butterfly has black wings with two bright blue bands on their top wings.  The underside of their wings is brown with blue, yellow and red circles which look like eyes.
    Achilles Blue Morpho Butterfly
  • The people of the Amazon rainforest were very nomadic, living in a small area until all of the natural resources were depleted.  Today they have been forced to be more sedentary due to loggers, gold miners and other developers.  The Amazonian people are now forced to be farmers as opposed to hunter-gatherers.
    Siblings In The Amazon
  • The Hiram Bingham train runs from Poroy, near the city of Cusco to Machu Picchu with a stop at the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
    Hiram Bingham Train Scenery
  • The source of the Amazon river is Lake Lauricocha in the Peruvian Andes mountains.  Flooding in the Amazon basin occurs between June and October each year.
    Amazon Sunset
  • About eighty percent of all logging operations in the Amazon rainforest are illegal.  Trees are cut from protected areas and floated down river to legal logging sites.  Greenpeace opened an office in the Brazilian Amazon in 1999 to help the Brazilian government crack down on illegal logging.
    The Big Load In The Amazon
  • The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth located on South America primarily in Brazil.  Archaeologic evidence shows that the first human inhabitants settled the Amazon rainforest at least 11,200 years ago.
    Margarita Y Mari
  • Overlooking Machu Picchu and the ruins of the ancient Inca tribe. Photo by Adel B. Korkor.
    Machu Picchu
  • The Amazon river took its current shape approximately 2.4 million years ago.  The river flows from west to east eventually ending up in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Colorful Sunset In The Amazon
  • Tucuxi dolphins are freshwater dolphins found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.
    Tucuxi Dolphin
  • Spider monkeys are primates found in the tropical forests of Central and South America.  Their are seven species of spider monkeys and four of them are endangered due to destruction to their habitat.
    Spider Monkey
  • The Amazon river located in South America is the largest river by discharge of water on Earth.  The Amazon river basin is the biggest in the world, covering about forty percent of South America.
    Reflections In The Amazon
  • The Amazon rainforest is more than half of the Earth's remaining rainforests.  The majority of the Amazon rainforest resides in Brazil.
    Amazon Homestead
  • The Amazon rainforest is the largest and most diverse tropical rainforest on Earth.  One out of every five fish species live in the Amazonian rivers and streams.
    Dusk In The Amazon
  • The Amazon rainforest has been home to humans for at least 11,200 years.  The typical home on the Amazon river is called a "palafito" which is a home built on stilts to prevent flooding when the water level of the river rises.
    Palafitos In The Amazon
  • The Amazon rainforest is a moist broadleaf forest which covers the majority of the Amazon Basin in South America.  The Amazon rainforest covers parts of nine different countries mainly in Brazil.
    Amazon Landscape
  • Peeking through a heavy wooden door, the Church of the Society of Jesus in Cusco, Peru is visible in the distance. Photo by Adel B. Korkor.
    Door To The Church Of The Society Of..Peru
  • Dwellings on the side of Machu Picchu in Peru. Photo by Adel B. Korkor.
    Locals at Machu Picchu
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