Swedish Consulate Cusco

Inca site of Choquequirao overlooking the deep Apurimac River gorge. Cusco.

Cloak and Dagger
Ornate Hawk-Eagle. A resident of the Manu National Park southeast of Cusco.

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Hanging bridges of ancient Peru were built with high altitude-straw, over deep valleys and violent river gorges.
Community labor replaced them every year. Nowadays only one, 29 m example may be seen at Q'eswachaka, 3.5 hours southwest of Cusco, over the Apurímac River

Good morning!

Cusco as seen from the brow of Sacsayhuaman by George Squier in 1,877.
Two interesting features:
The main plaza is shown as a single space as the smaller cusipata plaza would be built in the next century.
The Ausangate is shown completely covered in snow!

South América's most beautiful and oldest plaza!
@ blondiebytes

Cusco chiaroscuro
@ Luis Castillo

Tambomachay, a bright example of Inca hydraulics, only a few minutes east of Cusco.
@ Ayrthon Sánchez Franco

Traditional bread bakery in Cusco.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas is irrigated by the Vilcanota River.
It changes its name to Urubamba River as it enters the majestic tropical gorge enroute to Machupicchu and the amazon lowlands.
Olivera.