Machu Picchu, called the Lost City of the Incas, is a 15th-century settlement in Peru. The site is the leading tourist attraction in Peru, the third-largest country in South America.
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Machu Picchu, called the Lost City of the Incas, is a 15th-century settlement in Peru. The site is the leading tourist attraction in Peru, the third-largest country in South America.
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A man stands on a hill at the ancient Chavin archaeological site in Peru in October 2011.
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A man stands on a hill at the ancient Chavin archaeological site in Peru in October 2011.
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A vendor shows quinoa, a grain-like crop, during the Mistura food festival in the Peruvian capital of Lima.
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A vendor shows quinoa, a grain-like crop, during the Mistura food festival in the Peruvian capital of Lima.
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Women call out for customers during the Mistura food festival in Lima. The annual event promotes Peruvian cuisine from across the country.
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Women call out for customers during the Mistura food festival in Lima. The annual event promotes Peruvian cuisine from across the country.
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A worker carries boxes at the wholesale fruit market in Lima.
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A worker carries boxes at the wholesale fruit market in Lima.
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A vendor sells pineapples at the wholesale fruit market in Lima.
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A vendor sells pineapples at the wholesale fruit market in Lima.
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A woman plays a cajon, a box-shaped percussive instrument of Afro-Peruvian origin, during the International Peruvian Cajon Festival in Lima on April 13.
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A woman plays a cajon, a box-shaped percussive instrument of Afro-Peruvian origin, during the International Peruvian Cajon Festival in Lima on April 13.
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A band warms up at a festival in Lima.
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A band warms up at a festival in Lima.
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Shamans perform a marriage ritual on Valentine's Day at Agua Dulce, a local beach in Lima.
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Shamans perform a marriage ritual on Valentine's Day at Agua Dulce, a local beach in Lima.
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Items are laid out on a table while shamans practice a ritual of making predictions for the new year at San Cristobal Hill in Lima in December 2009.
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Items are laid out on a table while shamans practice a ritual of making predictions for the new year at San Cristobal Hill in Lima in December 2009.
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Children play in Huachipa.
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Children play in Huachipa.
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People enjoy a day at the beach of La Costa Verde Bay in Lima.
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People enjoy a day at the beach of La Costa Verde Bay in Lima.
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People wade in the water at a beach in Lima.
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People wade in the water at a beach in Lima.
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A tourist visits the pre-Incan ruins at the Marcahuamachuco archaeological site in the highlands of La Libertad.
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A tourist visits the pre-Incan ruins at the Marcahuamachuco archaeological site in the highlands of La Libertad.
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A tourist looks through a hole in one of the underground drainage channels at the Chavin archeology site.
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A tourist looks through a hole in one of the underground drainage channels at the Chavin archeology site.
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A foreign tourist, center, arrives at Machu Picchu in Cusco.
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A foreign tourist, center, arrives at Machu Picchu in Cusco.
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Fishing boats anchor off the coast of Lima.
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Fishing boats anchor off the coast of Lima.
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People accompany a maritime procession at the fishing port of Chorrillos in Lima.
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People accompany a maritime procession at the fishing port of Chorrillos in Lima.
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Catholics take part in a procession carrying an image of St. Peter, the fishermen's patron saint, at the port of Chorrillos.
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Catholics take part in a procession carrying an image of St. Peter, the fishermen's patron saint, at the port of Chorrillos.
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A man plays a traditional quena flute as he parades with llamas and alpacas to promote a local fair in Lima.
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A man plays a traditional quena flute as he parades with llamas and alpacas to promote a local fair in Lima.
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An Andean woman walks towards the Marcahuamachuco site.
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An Andean woman walks towards the Marcahuamachuco site.
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People throw potatoes into a pachamanca, a traditional Peruvian dish cooked on hot stones.
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People throw potatoes into a pachamanca, a traditional Peruvian dish cooked on hot stones.
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An organizer takes down the "Scarf of Hope" exhibit in Lima on November 29, 2010. The scarf was made by victims of political violence in Peru.
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An organizer takes down the "Scarf of Hope" exhibit in Lima on November 29, 2010. The scarf was made by victims of political violence in Peru.
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Peruvian singer Tania Libertad performs during a concert at the Municipal Theatre of Lima in May 2012. She was celebrating the anniversary of her 50-year career.
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Peruvian singer Tania Libertad performs during a concert at the Municipal Theatre of Lima in May 2012. She was celebrating the anniversary of her 50-year career.
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A man rides a Peruvian Paso horse next to a woman performing the traditional marinera dance in Lima on February 7.
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A man rides a Peruvian Paso horse next to a woman performing the traditional marinera dance in Lima on February 7.
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Musicians perform at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery on the outskirts of Villa Maria del Tiunfo in Lima during All Saints Day celebrations in 2011.
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Musicians perform at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery on the outskirts of Villa Maria del Tiunfo in Lima during All Saints Day celebrations in 2011.
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Workers drop sacks of guano into a strainer in Trujillo. Guano is an organic fertilizer once found in abundance on more than 20 islands off the Peruvian coastline.
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Workers drop sacks of guano into a strainer in Trujillo. Guano is an organic fertilizer once found in abundance on more than 20 islands off the Peruvian coastline.
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An Andean woman spins wool in front of the Perol lagoon at the Conga mine in Cajamarca.
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An Andean woman spins wool in front of the Perol lagoon at the Conga mine in Cajamarca.
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Commuters arrive at one of the stations of Lima's first electric train in January 2012.
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Commuters arrive at one of the stations of Lima's first electric train in January 2012.
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Clowns take part in a parade in Lima in honor of Peru's national clown day in May 2012.
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Clowns take part in a parade in Lima in honor of Peru's national clown day in May 2012.
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Members of the Chinese community in Peru celebrate the Chinese New Year in Lima's Chinatown on January 23, 2012.
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Members of the Chinese community in Peru celebrate the Chinese New Year in Lima's Chinatown on January 23, 2012.
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Peruvian and French actors of the street theater company Generik Vapeur perform during the Lima Rueda parade at San Martin Square in downtown Lima.
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Peruvian and French actors of the street theater company Generik Vapeur perform during the Lima Rueda parade at San Martin Square in downtown Lima.
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Children play in front of one of the fountains at the Parque de la Reserva in Lima.
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Children play in front of one of the fountains at the Parque de la Reserva in Lima.
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People take in the scene at night in the Miraflores District of Lima on March 21.
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People take in the scene at night in the Miraflores District of Lima on March 21.
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A man looks at a choral book during a tour of the ancient Cathedral of Lima.
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A man looks at a choral book during a tour of the ancient Cathedral of Lima.
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An illuminated cross, "La Cruz del Morro," lights up the sky in Lima on February 23, 2010. It was built using the remains of electricity towers destroyed by Shining Path guerillas in the 1980s. Its construction coincided with Pope John Paul II's visit to the country in 1988.
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An illuminated cross, "La Cruz del Morro," lights up the sky in Lima on February 23, 2010. It was built using the remains of electricity towers destroyed by Shining Path guerillas in the 1980s. Its construction coincided with Pope John Paul II's visit to the country in 1988.
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