Parrots in the Peruvian jungle region

Photoessays about PerĂº

PerĂº is extremely diverse, and its true nature often comes from the fine detail of unexpected encounters. Here are five photo-essays that look at from the North of the country.

The 'bosque seco' of the dry coast: bears and hummingbirds.

Orchids on alpine peaks, in the mist forest and in the jungle.

A farmers' market in a Northern village.

Little-visited Andean mountain valleys in Huaraz.

Tombs and waterfalls near Chachapoyas.

Dry valleys on the route to Ayachucho.

North across the border to Ecuador.

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