Peru is has long been a favourite destination on the South America backpacker trail, but there's more to tempt you here than the oft-photographed llamas and ruins. Not least a whole host of landscapes to explore, from sand dunes to epic mountain ranges. Here we've rounded up a selection of our favourite images – with a few llamas included – from Picfair's best photographers.
Traditional life in Cusco
Anna Rebecka Lindberg / Picfair
A llama at Machu Picchu
Helen Sheard / Picfair
Water colors in metal jars for sale at a market in Sacred Valley, Pisac
Anna Rebecka Lindberg / Picfair
A street vendor sells an unusual variety of potato in Cusco
DesignXen / Picfair
Two men chat
Anna Rebecka Lindberg / Picfair
Luxurious train with panoramic view from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu
Patricia Hofmeester / Picfair
On the way to Cusco
Filipe Frazao / Picfair
Salt water basins at the salt mines in Maras
Patricia Hofmeester / Picfair
Peruvian woman with baby alpaca
Patricia Hofmeester / Picfair
Dune buggy ride in Huacachina
Charlotte Gassor / Picfair
Street vendors push their produce to market in Huancayo
DesignXen / Picfair
A tuk tuk in Máncora
Charles Duncombe / Picfair
A woman weaving
DesignXen / Picfair
Moray ruins
Nandoacha / Picfair
A three wheeled motorcycle rickshaw in the backstreets of Nazca
Neil Julian / Picfair
Feeding the pelicans, El Chaco beach, Paracas
Neil Julian / Picfair
A street vendor's cart packed with olives in Huancayo
DesignXen / Picfair
Mountain Boy leading the pack on the Salkantay trek
Charles Duncombe / Picfair
The Andes mountain range reflected in a lake
Amanda Dawes / Picfair
Machu Picchu from above
Charles Duncombe / Picfair
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