Terracotta Town

The barely-visible slashes of white and cream-painted walls occasionally interrupt the never-ending Spanish colonial-style terracotta rooftops of Cusco, Peru. Baking in the thin Andes air, the burnt ochres and raw siennas are complement by the burnt umber walls of several ancient churches, colonnades and gateways, and the imposing Cathedral, seen here from a very different angle.

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