Peru Heritage Sites Gallery

The Inca ruins of Machu Pichu, Peru 2

Machu Picchu, Peru - 14 May 2018 Set in an awe-inspiring mountainous location at 2400m elevation in the Andes, the ruins of the 15th Century Inca City of Machu Picchu are truly one of the great wonders of the world. Only re-discovered in 1911, the city was made a Peruvian Historic Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983

© Jon Bower at Apexphotos

South America, Peru, Cusco. Quechua people standing in front of an Inca wall, holding

South America, Peru, Cusco. Quechua people standing in front of an Inca wall, holding a lamb and a llama and wearing traditional clothing including a bowler hat, liclla, chullo and poncho - while talking on a cell phone in the UNESCO World Heritage listed former Inca capital of Cusco (MR)

© Alex Robinson/ AWL Images Ltd

4wd, Animals, Awl, Bowler, Boy, Children, Chullo, Clothing, Cusco, Cuzco, Family, Hat, Inca, Incan, Indigenous, Lamb, Liclla, Model Released, Mr, Outfit, Peru, Poncho, Qosqo, Quechua, South America, Stone, Stonework, Traditional, Unesco, Unesco World Heritage, Wall, Woman, World Heritage

Lima, Peru - The Hippodrome

Lima, Peru - The Hippodrome, with its remarkable isalmic/moorish architectural styling.
circa 1910

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

1910s, Architecture, Dome, Hippodrome, Horse, Horseracing, Islamic Influence, Lima, Minarets, Moorish, Onion, Peru, Peruvian, Racing, Stand, Style, Track