Cusco The capital of the Inca empire, it is said to be the center of the world. When I got to this city, I felt an incredible excitement and a…
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The region of Cusco along the Urubamba river (aka Willkanuta-house of the sun) is know as the Valle Sagrada. here the Inca Empriee flourished and the many traces are still…
Ayacucho is the city in Perú and one of the most famous in the world where the Semana Santa gets celebrated with continuous and solemn rites, resulting in a folk…
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There is a very nice and expensive train connection between Puno and Cusco. It is probably a very relaxing way to transit between the two cities, but I heard it…
Around three hours away from Arequipa a deep groove cuts the earth. While geographers are going around the world measuring Canyons, up to now Canyon de Colca is the second…
3827 m. While entering the city between the mountains and the lake, a multitude of small grey houses appear. They are made of concrete, pulled up quickly. Many are completed…
The variety of the microclimates and vegetation makes Perú an excellent producer of multitudes of raw products, such as 3000 types of potatoes, the biggest mais in the world, quinoa,…
When you leave, a part of the city comes with you, a part of you stays in the city. This is how a guide ended his tour in one of…
Second city of Perú for population but just 1/10 the size of Lima, at 2,328 metres, Arequipa shows an impressive skyline made by the three beautiful volcanoes, el Misti, Chachani…
Ayacucho was the city where the Shining Path terroristic group was born and terrorism florished between the 80s and the 90s. The city lived a very dark age marked by…