050913_8802

A patchwork of small cultivated fields and shepherd's huts and stone corrals in a valley along the trail to the community of the Q'eros, high in the Cordillera de Paucartambo, Andes Mountains, Peru. The Q'eros, a Quecha people, are considered the last direct descendants of the Incas and proudly maintain many of their ancient traditions. Most Q'eros live at higher elevations during the dry season to herd alpaca, but potatoes and other staples are grown at these lower elevations (~ 11,000 feet).

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A patchwork of small cultivated fields and shepherd's huts and stone corrals in a valley along the trail to the community of the Q'eros, high in the Cordillera de Paucartambo, Andes Mountains, Peru. The Q'eros, a Quecha people, are considered the last direct descendants of the Incas and proudly maintain many of their ancient traditions. Most Q'eros live at higher elevations during the dry season to herd alpaca, but potatoes and other staples are grown at these lower elevations (~ 11,000 feet).