November 15, 2012 | 81 notes
The Highest Resolution Image of Machu Picchu
At an astounding 15.9 gigapixels, photographer Jeff Cremer believes he has taken the highest resolution image (see below) of the World Heritage site. - Continue reading at Telegraph.
Photo by: Jeff Cremer
Ed note: The controversial answer to who discovered Machu Picchu.
October 23, 2012 | 41 notes
Photo of the Day: Quechua speaking knitters outside of Cusco, Peru.
Photo by: Christopher Newman (Davis, CA); Cusco, Peru.
August 27, 2012 | 982 notes
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A human female skull from Peru with cranial binding.
Details from Bone Clones:
Dated over 2,000 years old, this skull is an extreme example of binding and elongation. Cranial binding is the shaping of the skull when a child is very young, usually an infant. This wrapping is often done with rope or cloth by itself or against a wooden board. This results in the misshaping, flattening (see our cradle-board skull, BC-222) or, in this case, elongation. This wrapping or binding, is thought to be the oldest form of body modification, dating back 9,000 years. This particular skull is from Peru, but this practice has occurred in other regions as well.
[Thanks to Vaughan Bell for the pointer]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fb0r4AJn1qhlu63o1_1280.jpg)
A human female skull from Peru with cranial binding.
Details from Bone Clones:
Dated over 2,000 years old, this skull is an extreme example of binding and elongation. Cranial binding is the shaping of the skull when a child is very young, usually an infant. This wrapping is often done with rope or cloth by itself or against a wooden board. This results in the misshaping, flattening (see our cradle-board skull, BC-222) or, in this case, elongation. This wrapping or binding, is thought to be the oldest form of body modification, dating back 9,000 years. This particular skull is from Peru, but this practice has occurred in other regions as well.
[Thanks to Vaughan Bell for the pointer]
January 13, 2012 | 19 notes
The Sistine Chapel of the Andes
But inside is an eye-popping kaleidoscope—a dazzling display of colorful murals, a coffered painted ceiling and an ornate gold-leaf altar-earning it the moniker of “The Sistine Chapel of the Andes.”
Photograph courtesy of Flickr user Gusjer
