Peru is has long been a favourite destination on the South America backpacker trail, but there’s more to tempt you here than the oft-photographed llamas and ruins. Not least a whole host of landscapes to explore, from sand dunes to epic mountain ranges. Here we’ve rounded up a selection of our favourite images – with a few llamas included – from Picfair’s best photographers.
Traditional life in Cusco
A llama at Machu Picchu
Water colors in metal jars for sale at a market in Sacred Valley, Pisac
A street vendor sells an unusual variety of potato in Cusco
Two men chat
Luxurious train with panoramic view from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu
On the way to Cusco
Salt water basins at the salt mines in Maras
Peruvian woman with baby alpaca
Dune buggy ride in Huacachina
Street vendors push their produce to market in Huancayo
A tuk tuk in Máncora
A woman weaving
Moray ruins
A three wheeled motorcycle rickshaw in the backstreets of Nazca
Feeding the pelicans, El Chaco beach, Paracas
A street vendor’s cart packed with olives in Huancayo
Mountain Boy leading the pack on the Salkantay trek
The Andes mountain range reflected in a lake
Machu Picchu from above
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