Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

PERU - Machu Piccu, Puno and Papagayo bird


"Machu Picchu or Machu Pikchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres above sea level. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District in Peru.

Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 149,064 (2014 estimate). The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the name San Juan Bautista de Puno. The name was later changed to San Carlos de Puno, in honor of king Charles II of Spain. Puno has several churches dating back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish population and evangelize the natives."

Thursday, March 13, 2014

PERU - The Floating Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru



"Titicaca (in the hispanicized spelling) or Titiqaqa (Quechua) is a lake in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. By volume of water, it is the largest lake in South America. The lake is located at the northern end of the endorheic Altiplano basin high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia."


Thursday, October 10, 2013

PERU - Street children from Peru

Street children from Peru.  With the help of Mama Alice they canplay and go to school.  (Card sent from Netherlands)