Tonso Trail
Photography · Issue 03 A field journal Autumn 2026

Peru

No. 03

Three chapters from Lima, Cusco and the road to Vinicunca: coastline, stone and a striped mountain.

Photographs by Tonso Productions
Cover: Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain), Cusco region
  1. 01LimaThe Pacific coast and the colonial centre
  2. 02CuscoRooftops, courtyards and the walls of Sacsayhuamán
  3. 03VinicuncaRainbow Mountain and the trail up
  4. 04Between placesDinners, late light and small things
Chapter 01

Lima

Pacific coast at sunset, Lima
The Pacific through an arched window, Lima

“Low cloud, a silver sea, and the breakwaters running out into the Pacific.”

Lima
Plaza Mayor, Lima
Clifftop palm, Lima
Andean peaks, Cusco region
Chapter 02

Cusco

Rooftops over the city, Cusco
Shaded courtyard
Sacsayhuamán at golden hour, Cusco
Clouds over the valley, Cusco
The city after dark, Cusco

“Stone below, tile above, and the whole valley lit up after dark.”

Cusco
On the trail, Vinicunca
Chapter 03

Vinicunca

Llamas, Vinicunca
Snow peaks on the road to Vinicunca
Chapter 04

Between places

At the table
Dinner
Golden hour
Corner table