Peru

DrFumblefinger shares photos of a journey to a remote tributary river of the Amazon basin in Peru.

DrFumblefinger shares some photos taken from a tributary to the Amazon River in a remote part of Peru.

DrFumblefinger shares some photos of the most common fish he encountered while visiting the Peruvian Amazon.

Sylvia's group makes a stop at Wiñay Wayna, an Inca ruin in the Urubamba Valley not far from Machu Picchu

Sylvia visits the magnificant terraces and Inca ruins located at the town of Ollantaytambo.

The grass at Machu Picchu is trimmed in an ecologically sound manner by llamas and alpacas.

Sylvia visits a home in Peru where a cat peacefully coexists with guinea pigs—much like the proverbial lion and lambs.

Sylvia shares a photo of some adobe bricks, an ancient construction element that is still commonly used in the Peruvian Andes.

Sylvia shares photos and memories of a visit to a one-room school high in the Andes.

Sylvia continues her hike through the Peruvian Andes and comes across a picturesque small town church that has an uncommon system of pest control.

Sylvia visits the colorful and interesting salt pans, wherein salt water from an underground well is diverted into pools, allowed to evaporate and the salt is then collected.

Sylvia encounters traditional farming techniques being used in planting potatoes in Peru's Sacred Valley