One The Edge Of Machu Picchu
Description: We all know the famous views of Machu Picchu. Heck, I have a few on this site (here and here, for instance). But have you ever figured just how high Continue Reading →
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Photo Of The Day – Standing In Amazement At Machu Picchu
Title: Standing In Amazement At Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Cusco Region, Peru, South America Description: I love revisiting old images and the memories they bring with them. In this case, Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Viewing Machu Picchu + 6 More
Title: Viewing Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Urubamba Province, Peru, South America (13°9’52” S 72°32’45” W) Description: Adding people to your images helps. And people, for some reason, love pictures of people Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Ruins Of Machu Picchu With Huayna Picchu In The Background
Title: Ruins Of Machu Picchu With Huayna Picchu In The Background Location: Machu Picchu, Urubambama, Peru (13°9’47” S 72°32’41” W) Description: Huayan Picchu, or sometimes Wayna Picchu, is the tall Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Ancient Homes
Title: Ancient Homes Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: A maze of ancient homes covers the hills of Machu Picchu. Like the photo? Join the club. Camera Canon 5D Lens Canon Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Taking Photos Of Machu Picchu
Title: Taking Photos Of Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: Taking in the overview of Machu Picchu from the upper terraces outside the city, a lone woman uses her camera Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Machu Picchu In The Clouds – Greg K Summers
Title: Machu Picchu in the clouds Location: Machu Picchu – Peru Nov 2012 Description: We walked up to the Sun Gate and I took this picture on our way down Continue Reading →
Reader Questions: How To Travel Solo To Machu Picchu
Jen writes: Hi Peter, I’m planning of traveling solo to Macchu Picchu this coming April for the first time . I’m looking up places to get a permit and group Continue Reading →
Reader Question: Which Camera Should I Take To The Galapagos?
Gloria writes: Going on a trip to Galapagos and Machu Picchu. I plan to take my Nikon d90 and one lens 18-200 and a new nikon coolpix for underwater. Any Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Machu Picchu Panorama Exploration
I’m happy to announce a new feature I’ll be toying with more as time goes on: Panorama ‘tours’. You’ve seen these on other websites and thanks to the Kolor.com sending Continue Reading →
Why I’m Glad I Went Back To Machu Picchu
I’ll admit I’m lucky. The good kind of lucky. I have bad luck too, but it seems last year was a time for plenty of good luck. Actually, I tend Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Machu Picchu Panorama
Title: Machu Picchu Panorama Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: Stitched from 20 images taken in a vertical orientation, this image compromises some 26MP of information. The full version will soon Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Perurail
Title: Perurail Location: Ollantaytambo, Peru Description: Riding the rails to Machu Picchu is the only other way to approach the city if not trekking the Inca Trail. It’s a relaxing Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Machu Picchu And Clouds
Title: Machu Picchu And Clouds Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: As the morning temperatures rise, clouds form above Machu Picchu, creating shapes let let the imagination spin. What do you Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mayan Layers
Title: Mayan Layers Location: Machu Picchu, Peru, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey This image for sale as a print (form below) or may be licensed for use Photo Continue Reading →
The Best Time To Visit Peru Is….
I’m in need of your advice. I have the good fortune to have won a tour in Peru from GAP Adventures. 9 days from Lima to Cuzco to Machu Picchu Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Wayna Picchu, Peru
Title: Wayna Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: Wayna Picchu, meaning ‘youg peak’ in the native Quechua language, is the tall mountain behind the city of Machu Picchu. Most don’t Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Wandering The Ruins, Peru
Title: Wandering The Ruins Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: A loan tourist wanders the ruins of Machu Picchu on a cool, overcast afternoon. After hiking the Inca Trail from kilometer Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day – Machu Picchu Panorama
Click on photo for larger image Title: Machu Picchu Panorama Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: This Panorama was stitched together from over a dozen photos. Taken from the high side Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – The Ruins At Sayaqmarka – Peru
Title: The Ruins At Sayaqmarka Location: Inca Trail, Peru Settings ISO 100 Focal Length 180mm Shutter Speed 1/160 Aperture f/6.3 Exp Comp -1/3 Camera Lens Don’t ask me why, but Continue Reading →
Peru Adventuring – Arriving At Machu Picchu
Welcome to Day 17 on Peter’s Peru Adventure! Day 16 part 2 can be found here and all previous entries can be found here. To get updates sent to you Continue Reading →
Panorama Pandemonium!!
Let’s start the New Year off with some wide angle action! Coming January 1-7, 2009, The Carey Adventures’ Photo of the Day feed will be featuring a week of Panorama Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day – Machu Picchu Doorway
Title: Machu Picchu Doorway Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Description: The view exiting the high priest’s bedchamber represents the classic double doorway reserved for the most sacred of entrances used in Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day – Machu Picchu Door Bolt
Title: Machu Picchu Door Bolt Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Photograph Copyright Peter Carey If you’d like to subscribe to just the Photo of the Day images and not the Continue Reading →
Photo of the Day – Machu Picchu
Title: Machu Picchu Location: Peruvian Andes Photograph Copyright Peter Carey (Click on photo to purchase prints or canvas reproductions) If you’d like to subscribe to just the Photo of Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Who’s There?
Title: Who’s There? Location: Machu Picchu, Peru Photograph Copyright Peter Carey If you’d like to subscribe to just the Photo of the Day images and not the whole blog, Continue Reading →