In Pictures: Toledo celebrates Inca roots

Peru's first president with native Indian ancestry, Alejandro Toledo, travelled to the ancient Inca fortress of Machu Picchu for a special celebration to mark his inauguration.

The ceremony was performed by local priests who burnt offerings of flowers and coca leaves.

It was an occasion for children as much as adults

Local indigenous groups dressed in traditional costumes performed a variety of songs and dances

Thousands of people turned out to welcome the new president, who arrived for the symbolic ritual by helicopter

The ceremony was a display of Peru's pride in its national identity

The president - who has native Indian roots - received many traditional gifts

One political commentator describes President Toledo as having the qualities of a modern-day Inca emperor