Esther's photos with the keyword: Valley

Seen at a Chicha bar in the Urumbamba Valley in Peru. Farm products are not standardized and many different and unusual types of corn and potatoes can be found in the markets. AIMG 0874

The ruins of an Incan fortress and the steep paths cut into the mountains along the Urumbamba River, Sacred Valley, Peru AIMG 0795

A local cow on the banks of the Urumbamba River AIMG 0765

View along the Urumbamba River, Sacred Valley, Peru AIMG 0797

View from a raft on the Urumbamba River in Peru's Sacred Valley AIMG 0758

A plant seen in a garden along the Urumbamba River in Peru's Sacred Valley. I have no idea of the name of the plant or whether it is native to the area. Thanks to Tess for identifying it as an Echeriva. AIMG 0748

Along the Urumbamba River in Peru's Sacred Valley AIMG 0762

The farming terraces at Pisac, Peru are nearly 10,000 feet above sea level. AIMG 0712

Pisac, Peru is a small Peruvian village which is located in the Sacred Valley on the Urubamba River. AIMG 0705

Drive from Cuzco to the Sacred Valley, Peru AIMG 0690

Drive from Cuzco to the Sacred Valley, Peru AIMG 0678

Drive from Cuzco to the Sacred Valley, Peru AIMG 0693

Black kite soaring on the thermal air currents. This photograph was taken from Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, located on a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex consisting of a stupa, a number of shrines and temples and a Tibetan monastery, museum and library. ODT: Begins wtih H (high) AIMG_0360

Door knocker at the Tibetan monastery at Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, located on a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex consisting of a stupa, a number of shrines and temples and a Tibetan monastery, museum and library. AIMG_0358

Worshipper at Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, located on a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex consisting of a stupa, a number of shrines and temples and a Tibetan monastery, museum and library. AIMG_0366

According to Buddhist tradition and belief, prayer wheels are used to accumulate wisdom and merit (good karma) and to purify evil (bad karma). Important texts are written on the wheels and spinning them is believed to garner as much good karma as reading the inscriptions aloud. This photograph was taken at Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, complex overlooking the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex consisting of a stupa, a number of shrines and temples and a Tibetan monastery, museum and library. ODT: Words of Widom AIMG_0377

Inside the Tibetan monastery at Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, located on a hill overlooking the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex consisting of a stupa, a number of shrines and temples and a Tibetan monastery, museum and library. ODT: Diagonal AIMG_0354

View from Swayambhunath, the Monkey Temple overlooking the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The smog obscures the mountains in the distance. AIMG_0367