UPPER COLCA PROJECT
Arequipa, Peru

Research Update Sept 2003 Photos
Group of 21 photos with accompanying map and descriptions posted following the first phase of research in mid-Sept 2003.

Photo Gallery
All project photos in a PHP gallery

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Cuevas de Sumbay and Mollepunku
Photos of renowned rock art sites in Arequipa.

Camelidos Sudamericanos - Festival Internacional, No. 9
10-16th Nov 2003 Arequipa Peru. A few photos from the event.

Photos from Preliminary Visit 2002
Photos from sites documented in the upper Colca and Pulpera drainages between Callalli and the pass at San Bartolome, and the high country to the south and west.

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Panoramas from the Upper Colca areaa

Panorama from hilltop near Callalli and Sibayo
Views of the confluence of the rio Colca with its tributary the rio Llapa around an altitude of 3900 masl .

Panorama at San Bartolome, Sept 10 2002
360 degree panorama near the saddle of the upper Pulpera. The Ventanas del Colca rock formations can be seen below the snow capped peaks by the obsidian source.

Ancachita Panorama (825k) -- View from summit (photos)

Hornillo Panorama (800k) -- View from western flank (photos)
                                                    [best view of source area]

Quebrada de los Molinos Panorama (825k) -- Partway up drainage climbing to obsidian source from Chivay (photos)

Chivay Plaza de Armas Panorama (250k) -- Downtown

Tour of Chivay Obsidian Source Area Panoramas (2.1Mb) -- All of the above panoramas linked together with clickable 'hotspots' and links to specific photos.

Mac users: you will need MS Explorer 5 or Netscape 6 to view Java panoramas.

 

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In the above photos, the tape measure that was included in photos for scale was nearly always extended to 1m. If you can't read the tape numbers then assume the tape is extended to exactly 1m.