Best spots for photos in Peru

Peru is a country full of stunning landscapes and vibrant culture. From the lush Amazon rainforest to the towering Andes mountains, you’ll be able to find some amazing places to take photos. Here are some of the best locations in Peru to take photos:

1. Machu Picchu – Located high in the Andes mountains, Machu Picchu is the most iconic destination in Peru. This ancient Incan citadel is surrounded by breathtaking views, making it the perfect spot for a photo shoot. If you’re lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of the famous sun gate.

2. Lake Titicaca – With its stunning turquoise waters, this lake is one of South America’s most beautiful sights. The lake is home to several islands that are home to local communities, making it a great place to capture unique photos.

3. Cusco – Cusco is the former capital of the Incan Empire and is now a popular tourist destination. It’s full of colorful streets and buildings, making it a great place to take photos.

4. The Amazon Rainforest – The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and is full of incredible wildlife. You can take photos of the lush green jungle, exotic birds and animals, and even local tribes.

5. Nazca Lines – Located in the Peruvian desert, the Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs that have been preserved for centuries. They’re a great place to take photos and capture some of the ancient history of Peru.

6. Sacred Valley of the Incas – Located between Cusco and Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley is home to several Incan ruins and stunning mountain views. It’s a great place to take photos of the local culture and the stunning natural landscape.

7. Colca Canyon – Located in the Andes mountains, Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world. It’s full of stunning views and plenty of wildlife, making it a great place to take photos.

8. Paracas National Reserve – Located on the coast of Peru, this reserve is home to a variety of wildlife, including colorful birds and sea lions. It’s a great place to take photos of the incredible wildlife and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.

These are just a few of the amazing places in Peru to take photos. No matter where you go in the country, you’ll be able to find some great spots for taking photos. From the Amazon rainforest to the Nazca Lines, Peru has something for everyone.

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Separate ticket to enter / hike to Huayna Picchu, 200 persons (twice per day). Some sections are a mild challenge (hiking). Great vistas.

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Keywords: iglesia, muruhuay, del, señor, desde, sr, religiosos, articulos, venta, lado, church, comercio, campanario, vista, junin, ingresando, paisaje, ii, impresive, casas, una

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    Keywords: huaca, lima, pucllana, perú, cultura, ceramica, huacapucllana, miraflores, cidade, outdoors, paisaje, ruinas, southamerica, peruvian, wallpaper, javi270270, arqueologico, pérou, ruins

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    Keywords: puno, lake, titicaca, peru, titicacató

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      Keywords: isla, los, micos, amazonas, colombia, bejuco, matamata, columbia

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      Keywords: lima, fuente, reserve, park, fountain, túnel, las, agua, water, tunnel, tradiciones, parque, reserva, fantasía, fantasy, beautiful, colors, silhouettes, ilusión, wedding, cake

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      Keywords: catarata, bayoz, velo, novia, falls, cloudy, morning, river, nijandaris, amanecer, nublado, valle

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        Keywords: plaza, compin, armas, compín, ficus, transportes, cascas, quema, castillos, noche

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          Keywords: una, tarde, verano, los, arboles, tambien, ven

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          Keywords: machu, picchu, peru, inca, pichu, incas, machupicchu, morning, misty, place, cuzco, miguelyn, inka, wolken, rio, urubamba, desde, pérou, l'ancienne, cité, perdu

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          Keywords: chucuito, agua, bomba, para, parquecito, historia, botes, autos, parqueo, playa, colorao, cup, piedras, sonreir, continental, 2009_006, triathlon, deportes, lima, costa, colorao'

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          Keywords: yaupi, santiago, southamerica, rain, america, forest, amazon, rainforest, south, jungle, latin, morona, insect, wildlife, tropical, moth, oriente, amazonia, katydid, riodinid, crazy

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          Keywords: say, don't, hoy, compro/vendo, monasterio, merced, why, worry, about, south, america, plaza, portrait, men, smile, fun, retrato, joke, actor, praça, sorriso

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          Keywords: machala, juan, montalvo, parque, catedral, mch, centro, arte, cultura, victoria, fuentes, del, calle, federico, paez, statue, hotel, americano, central, paseo, merced

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          Keywords: vista, los, cerros, oeste, merced, hermosa, desde, montaña, hacía, norte, del, valle

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            Keywords: victoria, jaw, piranha's, breakfast, selva, defensive, plant, preparing, amazonica, forest, flower, veracruz, loreto, per, peru

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              Keywords: atardecer, pisacoma, taniri, circachinga

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                Keywords: picchu, machu, perù, del, scorcio, 2350, mt, slm, machupicchu, machupichu:, temple, perdida, veduta, panoramique, magia, vistas, ciudad, lama, tumba, real, sítio

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                  Keywords: panorámica, desde, guagua, pichincha, ecuador, igleasia

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                  Keywords: peru, street, blue, 3400m, las, bonitas, nativas, paseando, inka, [by, stathis, chionidis], door, view, decay, moraditos, latinamerica, urban, unesco, andes, southamerica

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                  Keywords: iquitos, peru, quistococha, loreto, zoologico, southamerica, laguna, mission, amazonia, atratus, sulphur, philea, phoebis, quistocoha, ant, reduviidae, assassin, bug, niño, stelenes, siproeta

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                  Keywords: peru, bolivia, hranici, frontiera, titicaca, borders, taking, leads, walk, perù, lake, bolívie, bolívíe, toilet, border, piggy, public, between, troubles, english, memo/ry

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                  Keywords: san, blas, plazoleta, plaza, cuzco, calle, casa, iglesia, hostal, arcángel, calles, barrio, muy, arquitectura, cuzqueña, perú, blas!, desde, templo, esquina, cornicione

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                  Keywords: localidad, carretera, túnel, huayaonioc, arco, ingreso, merced, huasahuasi, tarma, paisaje, selvático, carpapata

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                    Keywords: lliullita, laguna, con, nevada

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                      Keywords: lima, rímac, río, visto, desde, cristóbal, san, puente, perú, cerro, rayito, sol, arquitectura, dino, bridge, otoño, mirador, stringer, autumn, uneso, sal50f14

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                      Keywords: leticia, perú, impressive, lot, houses, like, lego, village, connected, god, conectado, dios, mirador, san, cristobal, peru, [by, chios]

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                      Keywords: porcón, granja, peru, atardecer, porcon, perú, cajamarca, las, campina, cajarmarca, avestruz, rc, ojos, osito, degollado, prohibidas, mascotas, flowers, plants, flores, plantas

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                        Keywords: pérou, picchu, machu, inca, cité, andes, parfait, incas, des, mysterious, perdu, état, l'ancienne, les, centrales, dans, f11, sunrise, hiking, ruin, incatrail

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                        Keywords: pacopacuni, paco, pacuni, barrio, tambopata, canchita

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                          Keywords: carhuanca, vilcas, huaman, peru, virgen, asuncion

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                            Keywords: ruins, incan, ecuador, ingapirca, img, cañar, inca, incanruins, ancient, archeology, countryside, hills, rocks, homes, cows, tour, guide, picture, branches, beyond, hillside

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                            Keywords: beautiful, young, lady, brunette, latina, amateur, peruvian, hottie, jolie, wife, milf, pretty, gorgeous, beauty, denim, boots, eyes, smile, frau, fille, donna

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                            Keywords: home, dove, peruvian, smile, west, sweet, into, heart, empty, run, kiltro, paraglading, lima, outdoor, beach, youth, white, cliffs, sunset, season, bokeh

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                            Keywords: catedral, perú, streetart, پرو, america, graffiti, ประเทศเปรู, citylife, lifestyle, street, andes, continent, americas, sautamerikaa, walkaround, quechua, ペルー, suramérica, 南美洲, incaempire, 南アメリカ

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                            Keywords: domingo, qorikancha, santo, coricancha, convento, del, peru, cuzco, cusco, ruinas, templo, koricancha, sol, perú, destruido, para, wandmalerei, san, cloister, flowers, 1999

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                            Keywords: birds, ecuador, animals, animalia, vertebrates, tanager, mystery, tigerheron, andean, thraupidae, tanagers, paradise, fasciated, tigrisoma, fasciatum, honeycreeper, subtropical, cacique, ecuadorian, tyrannulet, unidentified

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                            Keywords: comunidad, atardecer, amacayacu, mocawa, río, amazonas, leticia, colombia, vivienda, indígena, puente, macedonia, iglesia, dosel, selva, enel, parque

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                              Keywords: atardecer, callao, mirador, veduta, miraflores, lima

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                              Keywords: calientes, aguas, picchu, machu, station, águas, pachacutec, plaza, macchu, train, perurail, aqua, caliente, monumento, ezamprogno, iglesia, armas, nádraží, pod, railway, below

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                              Keywords: iglesia, francisco, san, jesus, plaza, compañia, ecuador, compañía, unesco, patrimonio, humanidad, llamada, αßλèλ, más, hermosa, palace, presidential, monasterio, quito, monastério, convento

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                              Keywords: panecillo, centro, historico, desde, cotopaxi, city, estatua, vista, basilica, del, voto, nacional, cerro, con, virgen, atrás, top, right!, view, nocturna, virgin

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                              Keywords: ecuador, feb, 2017, gadv, southamerica, kovackelly, brian, pearsonbrian

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                                Quito, Ecuador
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                              Keywords: santa, catalina, convent, monasterio, southamerica, america, klooster, monastery, grain, monstrance, convento, tour, religion, cactus, shop, antique, alpaca, spirituality, red, fly, laundry

                              NatureArchitectureCity/Urban

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                              Keywords: costa, verde, abandoned, beach, peru, playa, drug, dealer, abandonado, ilano, out, gate, korp, detail

                              Water/CoastalAbandoned

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                              Keywords: cuenca, calle, ecuador, banigno, malo, juan, jaramillo, kopie, larga, camera, santuario, mariano, new, cathedral, casas, merced, roll1445, square, blue, domes, market

                              ArchitectureCity/Urban

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                              Keywords: justicia, llamas, palacio, ¿por, qué, rey, las, jvsticia!, pide, arando, ciudad, parque, los, heroes, navales, sheraton, lima

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                              Keywords: ensifera, birds, georgecruz, sword, billed, rufivertex, iridosornis, masked, diglossopis, cyanea, police!!, white, collared, tanager, zonaris, crowned, chested, buzzard, melanoleucus, blue, backed

                              Wildlife/Animals

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                              Keywords: lima, perú, república, miraflores, autos, cars, images, toyota, gringo, trail, documento, fotosdeautor, dinobokeh, twitter, angulonormal, documental, fotodeautor, documentos, dossier, restaurante, urbano

                              LandscapeCity/Urban

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                              Keywords: inca, camino, perú, qosqo, chapaqñam, rutina, sólo, colores, sacsa, las, piedras, ernesto*, custodian, color, quechua, incas, intiraymi, sacsayhuaman, ph559

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                                Keywords: campamento, localidad, cascas, troop, nature, children, education, child, group, scout, niños, perú, scouts, grupo, niñas, camping, tropa, camp, jóvenes, groups, trujillo

                                NaturePeople/Portraits

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                                Keywords: cusco, plaza, unesco, world, heritage, armas, centro, cuzco, marching, tejedoras, inka, gold, 3450m, [by, stathis, chionidis], histórico, historico, merced, santa, clara

                                City/Urban

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                                Keywords: panamericana, cruce, ferrcarril, toquepala, ilo, ojo, pare, tren, via, ferrea, sur, moquegua

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                                  Keywords: #cumpleanero, stars, southamerica, exploring, m43, geocity, micro43, city, geostate, picsporadic, camera, square, reyes, geocountry

                                  City/UrbanAstrophotography

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                                  Keywords: wiñaywayna, view, jungle, peru, nature, places, genre, incatrail, omdem5, terraces, mountain, ruins, stones, colour, green, valley, foreveryoung, clearing

                                  LandscapeNature

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                                  Keywords: temple, ruins, ruin, p1060771, p1060770, p1060769, p1060768, p1060767, p1060766, p1060765

                                  ArchitectureAbandoned

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                                  Keywords: market, virgin, peru, traditional, mary, seller, watermelon, america, south, peruvian, dress, san, pedro, cross, catholic, child, cuzco, children, mercado, what, doing

                                  Architecture

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                                  Keywords: waves, riding, 20131215, 174451, ride, wave, sea, ocean, pacificocean, men, white, landscape, nofilter, surfer, surf, lima, miraflores, perù, surfers, wow, sport

                                  LandscapeWater/Coastal

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                                  Keywords: convento, san, francisco, museo, del, iglesia, peru, arquitectura, basílica, bóveda, arte, perú, altar, arco, pintura, cuadro, blanco, negro, escultura, eosrp, 2

                                  Architecture

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                                  Keywords: suriplaza, chile, chili, atacama, desert, woestijn, panorama, van, cosapilla, red, mountain, suri, plaza, putre, altiplano

                                  LandscapePanoramic

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                                  Keywords: grama, plaza, armas, yunsa, pileta

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                                    Keywords: trayecto, del, bus, machu, picchu

                                    Transport (Cars, Trains)

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                                    Keywords: plaza, armas, iglesia, graú, apurímac, chuqui

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                                      Keywords: huallaga, río, cangrejo, bote, pto, balseros, orilla, del, por, cruzando, monte, bus, fluvial, naranjal, navegando, huayabamba, margen, derecha, aguas, arriba, horizonte

                                      Transport (Cars, Trains)

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                                        Keywords: valle, ruins, sagrado, ruinas, valley, peru, inca, panorama, sacred, inka, 2750m, please, enlarge, incas, muro, parque, arqueológico, cusco, cuzco, pero, mountains

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