Picturesque Peru: Photo Essay With its grand vista and stunning characters, Peru is a dream destination for photographers. Not just that; the Andes brings hikers from all around the world, high-quality alpaca products lure fashion enthusiasts, and still mysterious Inca heritage fascinates archeologists. Peru has many faces. I spent four weeks in Peru in June, […]
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Men, do you know how to knit? You can learn from the men of Taquile Island. It’s not every day you see a man knitting out in public. The community of “Knitting Men”, the people of Taquile Island are living the lifestyle they’ve preserved for centuries. Taquile Island is on the Peruvian side of Lake
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“In the variety of its charms and the power of its spell, I know of no other place in the world which can compare with it.” -Hiram Bingham, ‘re-discoverer’ of Machu Picchu- Four days of walking on the Salkantay Trek was the greatest build up for Machu Picchu. Visiting something so grand like Machu
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If you haven’t chewed the coca leaf… you haven’t done Peru correctly As the elevation gets higher near the Andes, a small bag of green leaves becomes your most important item. It’s your survival kit. A bag of coca leaf. Chew seven leaves. It’s a strange sensation, a handful of dry leaves in your mouth.
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The Poor Man’s Galapagos isn’t so poor after all Always wanting to go to the Galapagos but too expensive? Put Ballestas Islands as your alternative. A group of 12 islands off of the coast of Paracas, the Ballestas Islands is one of the highlights of the Pisco region due to its easy accessibility and cheap
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