Peru Collection (page 10)

PERU / LIMA / 1591
Spanish vessels of the Conquistadors in the harbour at Lima

Francisco De Orellana
FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA Took part in the Spanish conquest of Peru with Francisco Pizarro. Managed to sail the length of the Amazon River in 1542

Sun-Worship, Peru
Peruvians light the SACRED FIRE in honour of the Sun, on the eve of the High Festival of the Sun

Peruvians Honour the Sun
Peruvians feast in honour of the Sun, an occasion on which a number of animals lose their lives

Racial / Peru / Lima Couple
A Peruvian couple from Callao, Lima

Sacred Fish, Peru
The pool of sacred fish at Ayacucho, Peru

Machu Picchu / Peru 1982
View of MACHU PICCHU, the ancient inca city built in the 15th century. The Pre- columbian town was discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a Yale historian and explorer

Ataaw Wallpa / Atahualpa
ATAW WALLPA INKA (known as ATAHUALPA) Last Inca Emperor of Peru arrested by Pizarro in 1532

Payta Bombarded
Anson, in the course of his round-the-world voyage, bombards and nearly destroys the town of Payta in northern Peru

Costume / Men / Peru / Warrior
A Peruvian warrior chief in ornate costume of red, gold, black and white

Inca Baptism, Peru
At his baptism, the Incas son has his hair cut and he is given a name

Emperor Manqo Qhapaq
MANQO QHAPAQ (or Manco Capac) First INCA EMPEROR OF PERU

Emperor Zinchi Roq a
ZINCHI ROQ A (or Sinchi Roca) Second INCA EMPEROR OF PERU son of Manqo Qhapaq

Wiraqocha Inka
WIRAQOCHA INKA (or Viracocha, or Huira Ccocha) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU deposed, fought civil war against his son

PERU ISLAY
The port viewed from the sea

Peru Mollendo
The town viewed from the sea

Peru Iquique
View of the town and harbour before the earthquake which caused extensive damage

Bolivia Lake Titicaca
View on the lake, which is bordered by Peru as well as Bolivia

Peru Iquitos
A village on the banks of the Amazon, villagers and their boats

PERU RIVER
Scene on the I-Garape Preto or Black River of Nauto

Peru Trujillo
European vessels and native craft in the harbour of Trujillo (formerly Truxillo)

PERU ANDES
Negotiating a pass through the Andes de Crucero

Peru Tiahuanaco
The monolithic gate of Ak-kapana, near Tiahuanaco

Peru Arequipa
The city and valley of Arequipa viewed from the heights of Yanahuara

Peru Ollantay
The ancient quarries and Tampu of Ollantay

Peru Omaguas
A village on the banks of the Amazon

Peru Cordillera
Bird s-eye view of the Cordillera

Peru Cuntamana
The sierra and peak of Cuntamana, seen from the Amazon

Peru Pucara
Fair at Pucara, in the Andes

Peru Occobamba
Passage of the Cordillera de Occobamba

Peru Pucallpa
A village on the banks of the Amazon

Peru Lake Titicaca
View of the worlds highest large navigable lake and the peak of Sorata, seen from Achahache

Peru Tucay Urubamba
The valley of Yucay-Urubamba

PERU CUZCO
Interior of the Temple of the Sun

Peru Spencer Museum
Interior of the Spencer Museum of Peruvian artifacts and antiquities, now housed in the University of Kansas

PERU LIMA
Street leading to the palace

Peru Village Scene
The traveller Paul Marcoy enjoys a meal with native Peruvians and missionaries in a village

Spanish Capture Peruvian
Spanish cruelly compel Peruvian natives to carry their loot

Quinine in Peru
Peruvian natives explain to Europeans that quinine is what their sick companions need

Inca In-Fighting 1648
In-fighting between the native Peruvians who oppose the Spaniards and those who do not

Treasure Sent to Spain
The Spaniards ship chests of treasure back to Spain

Pizarro Seizes Atahualpa
Pizarro and his men treacherously seize Atahualpa

De Soto as an Envoy 1532
Pizarro sends Ferdinand de Soto as an envoy to ask Atahualpa to meet him at Caxamalca. Pizarro and Atahualpa meet the next day

Atahualpa & Pizarro 1532
The last true Inca emperor of Peru, Atahualpa, is carried with much pomp and ceremony on a huge throne to meet Pizarro for the first time, at Caxamalca

Native Peruvians 1530
Native Peruvians near a stone bridge over a waterfall, as first encountered by Pizarro and his men

Pizarro Leaves Panama
Pizarro sets sail from Panama to conquer peru

Francisco Solano
saint FRANCISCO SOLANO Spanish missionary in Peru, known as the Apostle of the Indies

Inca Baptism Ceremony
At the naming ceremony of the Incas of Peru, the childs hair is ritually cut

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