Lima is a city travelers love to hate. Polluted, big, ugly, and with a reputation as a dangerous, pickpocket filled city, Lima is usually no more than a […]
Peru Travel – Miraflores & The “New” Lima
Lima might be shunned by most backpackers and skipped over by travelers in a hurry to get to Cusco and Machu Picchu, but this city in recent years […]
Islands that Float: An introduction to Lake Titicaca’s Uros people
Step off your boat, onto the hay, and meet the Uros people – a people shrouded in mystery, wrapped in myth and lore. According to legend, they are […]
Living like the locals: An overnight stay on Lake Titicaca’s Isla Taquile
High atop the beautiful, windswept altiplano of Southern Peru lies the expansive and enigmatic Lake Titicaca– the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest lake in […]
How to spend two weeks in Peru
After all, he made us watch the video that set my future in motion. From my vantage point in the center of the classroom, I watched as the […]
Why I’m glad we didn’t skip Lima (and why you shouldn’t, either)
I would feel cheated if we had skipped out on Lima, as everyone seemed to think we should. I believe to skip a destination simply because it’s a […]
Deeper but not grander: A visit to Peru’s Colca Canyon
I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and tried to shake away the numbness from my limbs. Only the occasional car – passing outside – broke the silence […]
How to plan a visit to Machu Picchu
No trip to Peru is complete without a visit to Machu Picchu, the magnificent, but once-forgotten, Inca city. But since it is one of the most popular tourist […]
Beyond Machu Picchu: Three more Inca ruins to explore
If you’re planning a trip to Peru anytime in the near future, you’re almost certainly stopping for a visit to Machu Picchu, the famed Inca city recently crowned […]
10 Things you might not know about Peru
Pay close attention. What you are about to learn could in fact make you a millionaire… seriously. Okay, probably not… but you never know. After all, you could […]