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Arequipa, the White City
Arequipa At Dusk. Photo Courtesy of Edison2919. Situated below the 19,209-foot (5821-meter) ice-capped volcano El Misti, and close to four other prominent volcanoes, Arequipa has long been famous for...
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Best Day Trips From Puno
Taquile Island. Photo Courtesy of Dom Crossley via Flickr. Perched on a hill overlooking Lake Titicaca, Puno is a picturesque city conveniently located near the Peru/Bolivia border, making it a popular...
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Spanish Colonial Sites in Arequipa
Plaza de Armas, Arequipa. Photo courtesy of Steve Burt via Flickr. Situated below the ice-capped El Misti volcano and close to four other prominent volcanoes, Arequipa has long been famous for its...
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The Condors of Colca Canyon
Condor Flying over Colca Canyon. Photo courtesy of Thomas S via Flickr. At 4,000 meters, Colca Canyon is the second-deepest canyon on earth and home to the magnificent Andean condor, a New World...
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Peru’s Non-Incan Archaelogical Sites
Chan Chan, Peru. Photo courtesy of Carlos Adampol via Flickr. Peru’s Incan archaeological sites are some of the most fascinating in the world, but the country has much more to offer in terms of ancient...
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Trekking to Machu Picchu
Trekking to Machu Picchu. Photo courtesy of e.t via Flickr. There’s nothing more satisfying than approaching Machu Picchu on your own two feet. This is why treks to Machu Picchu have become so popular...
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Meet a Guide: Patricia Valenzuela
Lima fountains at night! As an authorized professional tour guide based in Northern Peru, Patricia Valenzuela offers private, custom-designed tours to some of the country’s richest archaeological...
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Lord Sipan: King Tut of the Americas
Image Courtesy of Ayngelina Brogan The discovery of King Tutankhamen in Egypt was one of the most famous and important archaeological discoveries in the twentieth century, and the golden mask that was...
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Enter the Gates of the Beautiful Santa Catalina Monastery
Santa Catalina monastery The Santa Catalina monastery has been an important part of the town of Arequipa for over four centuries, and it is such a large complex that some visitors feel as though they...
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Great Day Trips From Puno
Uros Islands Puno lies on the Peruvian banks of Lake Titicaca, and while it’s often considered the gateway to Bolivia, there’s a lot more to this particular area of Peru than just being a transit...
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