Old woman walking into my shot under colonial church archway entrance at Chinchero in the Sacred Valley

Colonial church building constructed on top of much older Inca stones. The Roman Catholic church was built by the Spaniards in 1607.

Colonial church buildings and Inca stonework

The remains of an Inca building with stone terracing beyond.

The raw materials for natural dyes used in creating sheep and alpaca wools. This was taken at a weaving coop in Chinchero.

Colorful balls of yarn from those natural dyes.

A woman weaving the border to a woolen runner.

The Sacred Valley of the Inca

White bird flying over the Urubamba River. It has a black face with white circling the eyes and a longish red beak, but I'm unable to identify without a book (can't find it online).

Night photo of a mountain (Andes foothill, really) looming over our hotel.