Machu Picchu: Sacred Valley of the Incas
Visit Machu Picchu and you, too, will be awestruck, and even weep a few tears of bliss. It’s a place of great energy and spirituality, and not to be missed.
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Peru: Peeking at the Life of the Poorest
Peru: In Lima, take a tour of the slums, high above the city to meet people who lives in the Lima Peru slums and find out about their lives there.
Peru: Exploring the Young Towns of Lima
The Young Towns in Lima Peru are adventurous places to explore – hold your bag tightly, and beware of pickpockets while you’re traveling through.
Peru: Andean Women’s Culture
Peru: Seeing Andean Culture Through the Eyes of Women By Max Hartshorne To many people, South America is a mystery that they may never unravel. Between the many language challenges, fears and hesitations, it is unfortunate to miss such a huge range of great countries. For some, though, it just…
Peru: A Bus and a Bag of Onions
To Pisac Peru and Back By Danielle Balderas The Bus Out Of Cuzco Comfortably crammed into seat number 17, I was grateful to be next to the window at the very least. I settled in for the hour long bus ride from Cuzco, Peru to the famous town of Pisac, which…
Peru: A Tea Drinker’s Dilemma
Coca Leaf Tea Peru: The refreshing altitude antidote of the Andes that’s illegal to bring into the U.S., despite protests by South American leaders.
Peru: A Cheaper Trail to Machu Picchu
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu Hiking to Machu Picchu, without the $500 Price By Michael Molyneaux Arriving into the tiny mountain village of Colpapampa, high up in the tropical Lluskamayu valley, I´m greeted on the road by the shy smile of a young Peruvian girl. Her bright eyes flutter nervously…
Peru’s Sacred Valley Photo Gallery
Photos by Heidi Siefkas Read Heidi’s story about her trip to Peru’s Sacred Valley Peru: Hiking Up a Rainbow Peru: Visiting a Rural Waterfront Market
Discovering Peru’s Sacred Valley One Bite at a Time
Indulging in Cuy to Causa from Cusco to Machu Picchu in the Sacred Valley By Heidi N. Siefkas Fueled by coca tea and an explorer’s curiosity, I discovered the beauty of Peru’s Sacred Valley and its cuisine. From the red-tiled roofs and ruins of Cusco to the Urubamba River to…
Peru | Horsing Around the Other Inca Trail
Peru: Horsing Around the Other Inca Trail By Michael Ward “Where are the horses?” our guide Albizú Segovia asked, a beige hat shading his perpetually youthful face from the Andean sun. “They didn’t follow us,” my girlfriend Katharina and I explained. Albizú looked down at the ground before taking off…
Biking Peru: Tackling the Horizontal Abyss
Peru biking: David EXN Nghiem describes biking through tunnels in the Andes mountains of Peru and other tales of his South American biking adventure
Peru: A Trek Through The Cordillera Blanca
Hiking the mountains of Peru By Peter Sacco Sun turned to clouds, clouds gave way to rainy dusk, and snow was quick to follow. In the span of fewer than two hours, I went from comfortably warm to freezing. What changed? The sun went down. For all of its majestic…