UPPER COLCA PROJECT
Arequipa, Peru

MAPS AND IMAGERY

ARCHAEOLOGY

Regional Archaeological Surveys in the Colca Valley
Google Map & Google Earth

Selection of major sites in the Andes
GoogleEarth

Upper Colca Study Area Maps
Local survey coverage maps.

Regional Maps of the south central Andes
Archaeological themes.

Research Projects in the Colca Valley to date
Principal studies of Colca area prehistory through 2003.

Map of Juscallacta
A prehispanic community above Chivay

GEOGRAPHY / GEOLOGY

Seasonality in the Colca Valley
ASTER scenes from May and September compared, NDVI calculation.

Geological contexts of two major obsidian sources
ASTER subsets of Chivay and Alca obsidian sources shown together.

Maps of the Quispisisa Obsidian Source
ASTER and topographic data showing the source in Ayacucho, Peru .

Geology maps for the Colca area.
Parts of four local geology maps scanned and tiled together.

Link: Volcanoes of the World via Google Map
Annotated imagery, link is centered on Arequipa
 

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

GPS data from roads and town centers
Post-processed points (1-2m error). Good for georeferencing.

Spatial data from Colca Valley
GIS and remote sensing data for the Colca area.

ASTER and SRTM DEM comparison with GPS
Corrected GPS points (~3m) compared with ASTER and SRTM data 

GIS / Remote Sensing / Graphics Techniques page
Link to my computer tutorials webpage