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Historic Sanctuary Machu Picchu (1977)
“Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna.” https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274 The photos were taken in 1977 before the major archeological restoration by UNESCO and the Peruvian government. Machu Piccu becama a UNESO World Heritage Site in 1983.
Huascaran National Park Andes Peru
"Situated in the aptly named Cordillera Blanca ("White Mountains"), Huascaran National Park protects the heart of the World's highest tropical mountain range in the central Peruvian Andes. The property of 340,000 hectares covers a diverse mountain landscape from around 2,500 m.a.s.l. and culminating in 27 snow-capped peaks above 6,000 m.a.s.l. It includes the spectacular Nevado Huascaran (Mount Huascaran), Peru's highest peak at 6,768 m.a.s.l., as the property named after the 16th Century Inca leader Huascar. The snow-covered peaks, the numerous tropical glaciers and glacial lakes, the high plateaus intersected by deep ravines with torrential creeks and the variety of vegetation types form a spectacular landscape of rare beauty." https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/333
Sculptures by Canadian Sculptor Gerhard Juchum
Gerhard Juchum was born of German parents on November 15, 1932 in Hetzeldorf, Rumania. He was raised on his grandfather's estate which was in the Tarnava region, an area well-known for its wine production. Gerhard Juchum came to Vancouver, British Columbia in October, 1968. Here, while undertaking studies in philosophy, sociology and art, he prepared for yet another veterinarian examination to obtain Canadian accreditation. After qualifying for his license, he worked as a veterinarian in Vancouver for the federal government. Gerhard Juchum was a sculptor and a Free Spirit. Through his work he exemplified his constant endeavour to portray the human being as an emotionally structured being - a being capable of reaching the goals of life through agonies and ecstasies, trials and tribulations the sculptor had so often encountered in his own life. He knew too well what it meant to start all over again against impossible odds. Stifled and humbled, imprisoned for his beliefs, he became stronger as opposition and prejudice tried ruthlessly to crush his spirit when he soared beyond all adversity in his vision for peace and philosophical understanding. Gerhard was a man of boundless energies, an artist with a passion for sculpture. He had a great sense of humour and a broad mind capable of understanding, on an artistic level, all those he met. He found beauty in all forms of man and nature.