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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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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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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