Huayna Picchu
The peak behind Machu Picchu is called Huayna Picchu and can be climbed if you arrange a license ahead of time.
Alpacas on the Altiplano
A lone farmer (see bottom right for scale) raises his Alpaca herd at the foot of a mountain in the Peruvian Altiplano.
Maras
High in the Peruvian altiplano at Maras, locals have built more than 3,000 terraced pools which gather the naturally salty water coming from the mountains.
Lago Lacar
The Lacar lake by San Martin de Los Andes in the Argentine cordillera.
The Bill
Up close and personal with a toucan in Brazil.
Nestled
I was very lucky with the light on this afternoon- the rays of light framing the city as we hiked to the Sun Gate from Machu Picchu
Lacar Winter
Snow-tipped peaks over Lago Lacar in the Seven Lakes area, Argentina.
Cristo Redentor
Looking up at the massive Cristo Redentor in Rio, Brazil.
Mountain Citadel
Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate, where the Inca Trail ends and hikers see the ruins for the first time.
Good Luck Needed
Tourists need all the luck they can get in Salvador, Brazil. Taken a few hours before being held up at knifepoint in a street nearby.
Lacar Calm
Calm waters on Lago Lacar in the Argentine Andes.
The Falls
Copa Cabana Beach
A very crowded Copa Cabana beach during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Incan City
Terracing leading to the heart of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes.
Moray
Moray, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Some say aliens, others say agriculture. Archaeologists suspect it was used for experimental terracing – with various microclimates on each level.
Macaw Kiss
Two Macaws getting affectionate in Iguazu National Park in Brazil.
Estancia Nights
Nightfall over a ranch in Patagonia, Argentina.
Salt Pools
The salt pools of Maras in black and white.
The Road to Machu Picchu
A wide angle view of the ancient city taken from the Sun Gate.
Quechua
A candid moment taken at Ccaccaccollo, a weaving cooperative in the Sacred Valley, Peru.
Iguazu Falls
Dramatic skies over Iguazu Falls, South America's largest waterfall by volume of water.
Farming the Altiplano
Taken at the highest pass on the road between Cusco and Lake Titicaca.
Squabbling Macaws
Two Blue-and-Yellow Macaws squabble for space on a branch at the Iguacu bird sanctuary in Brazil.
Buzios Beach
Low tide on a beach in Buzios, Brazil
