The Camino de Santiago or “the Way”, is a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain where the remains of Saint James rest. There are many routes to Santiago de Compostela, but the route that I was determined to walk was the Camino Francés or the French route. Spanning over 800KM, the […]
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The flight into Huatulco was uneventful. It actually left the chaos of Mexico City on time, which was a pleasant surprise. With my luggage retrieved, I stepped out into the thick humidity of the day outside of Huatulco airport, and pulled my phone out to see how far my hotel was from the airport. As
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Huaraz is a small city near the Cordillera Blanca mountain range about 8 hours north of Lima. Some of Peru’s most scenic hiking can be found in Huaraz. After visiting Machu Picchu, I took a flight from Cusco back into Lima, and then an overnight bus to Huaraz for a 4 day visit full of
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I told myself not to look up. “One foot ahead of the other” I told myself. That’s all I’m going to focus on – looking up to see the snaking vertical trail that lies ahead of me might destroy the morale I’m going to need to push my oxygen-starved body up a switch-back laden trail
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Cusco is known on the tourist map for being the gateway for treks and visits to Machu Picchu, but it is an incredible destination in its own right. Cusco was the capital of the Incan Empire from the 13th century until the Incas were defeated by the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. A world
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Located on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Puno is one of the largest cities in Southeastern Peru. Situated at 3840 meters above sea-level, Puno is breathtaking in a very real way. In addition to being a gateway to Bolivia, Puno is also the launch-point for visits to the islands of Lake Titicaca – the world’s
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With a depth of about 3300 meters, the Colca Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world – twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. Inhabited since pre-Inca times by people of the Collagua and Cabana cultures, the canyon remains vibrant with the indigenous people who still call the Canyon home, and maintain
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Flanked by three volcanoes, Arequipa is named the “White City” because of the white volcanic stone used to construct many of the city’s most prominent buildings. With over 1 million inhabitants, Arequipa is Peru’s 2nd largest city. In the sun-laden environment of the surrounding Atacama desert as its backdrop – the light reflecting off of
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Nestled in the vastness of the Atacama desert is the tiny desert oasis town of Huacachina. This village of 100 permanent residents is home to the only desert oasis in Latin America. You can walk around the oasis and the minuscule town that surrounds it in less than an hour. Outside of this tiny speck
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Paracas, Peru, is a town where the ocean meets the desert. The landscapes of the Paracas National Reserve range from Martian to beautiful beaches and breath-taking cliffs. You can see stretches of desert as far as the eye can see, and then suddenly there will be an ocean in the middle of that desert landscape.
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