by Richard Quinn | Jan 18, 2023 | Historic Photos, Travel
VILLAGE OF CHINCHERO, PERU, AS IT APPEARED IN 1971 original photographs by CARL DUISBERG In the time of the Inca, when the city of Cusco was the capital of a mighty empire, the village we now call Chinchero was known as the birthplace of the rainbow, in honor of the...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 13, 2023 | Historic Photos, Travel
HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANDEAN VILLAGERS BY CARL DUISBERG In 1971, my good friend Carl Duisberg traveled through the remote villages of Peru and Bolivia, capturing candid portraits of the people and their daily lives, still essentially untouched by the modern world....
by Richard Quinn | Jan 11, 2023 | Historic Photos, Travel
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARL DUISBERG The Peruvian city of Puno is known for its colorful festivals celebrating the history and traditions of the Quechua people, the proud descendants of the Inca. One of the most famous of these is known as Puno Day, the culmination...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 8, 2023 | Historic Photos, Travel
HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANDEAN VILLAGERS BY CARL DUISBERG My old friend Carl has a background similar to mine, including years spent in South America, and a long-standing love of photography. Not long ago, he came across a long-forgotten cache of 35 mm negatives that...
by Richard Quinn | May 8, 2021 | Archaeology, Historic Photos, South America
When I was living in Colombia, in the early 1970’s, pre-Columbian artifacts were a commodity, a form of luxury goods for the amusement of wealthy travelers. The best hotels had jewelry stores right off their lobbies, featuring spectacular Colombian emeralds set in...
by Richard Quinn | Sep 6, 2020 | Archaeology, Historic Photos, Travel
Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, is a 500 year old complex of ruins located deep in the Andes of south central Peru. In 1983, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in 2007, it was voted as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In gaining...
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Washington D.C., By the Dawn’s Early Light
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Mexican Road Trip: Zapatista Road Blocks in Chiapas
Canyon de Chelly: Ruins and Rock Art
The Alaska Highway: Day 2: Fort Nelson to Whitehorse
Uxmal: Architectural Perfection in the Land of the Maya
Canadian Road Trips: Jasper and the Icefields Parkway
Antelope Canyon: Conjuring a Beam of Light: Take 2
Photographing the Sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial
Canyon de Chelly: Part 2: Chinle Wash to the Junction
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