DAILY PHOTO: Cusco Street Scene

Taken in July of 2011 in Cusco, Peru

Taken in July of 2011 in Cusco, Peru

DAILY PHOTO: A Bit of Ruins, a Bit of Mountains

Taken in July of 2011 in the Peruvian Andes

Taken in July of 2011 in the Peruvian Andes

DAILY PHOTO: A Bad Place to be a Guinea Pig

Taken in Arequipa, Peru in July of 2010

Taken in Arequipa, Peru in July of 2010

 

If you think this guy is eyeballing the camera suspiciously, it may be because it’s a resident of the Peruvian Andes. If you don’t know what I mean, check out this article from the National Geographic (particularly item #2.)

Anywhere else and he’d be someone’s fluffy little pet… or I guess a lab test animal–given the colloquial meaning of “Guinea Pig.” (So, maybe things could be worse than to be a Guinea Pig in Arequipa. One could be a Guinea Pig in the lab’s at Pfizer.)

DAILY PHOTO: Big Sky

Taken in July of 2010 in the Peruvian Andes

Taken in July of 2010 in the Peruvian Andes

DAILY PHOTO: The Cornerstone

Taken in July of 2010 at Saqsaywaman

Taken in July of 2010 at Saqsaywaman

DAILY PHOTO: Boat on a Still Lake

Taken in the Summer of 2010 on Lake Titicaca

Taken in the Summer of 2010 on Lake Titicaca

DAILY PHOTO: Llama King of the Mountain

Taken in the summer of 2011 at Machu Picchu

Taken in the summer of 2011 at Machu Picchu

DAILY PHOTO: Pisac Overlook

Taken in July of 2011 at Pisaq, Peru

Taken in July of 2011 at Pisaq, Peru

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DAILY PHOTO: Over the Llama’s Shoulder

Taken in July of 2011 at Machu Picchu

Taken in July of 2011 at Machu Picchu

This is Machu Picchu at a Llama’s eye view.

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Courtyard at the Santa Catalina Convent

Taken in July of 2010 in Arequipa.

Taken in July of 2010 in Arequipa.