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¡Vamos a la playa! Punta Sal
Northern Peru has some great beaches, but my favorite has to be the secluded and picturesque Punta Sal. It’s only 14 miles from bustling surf mecca of Mancora but it couldn’t be more different. Apart...
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An Experience Among Lost Cities and Lost Cultures in Peru
The Rebellion of Manco Inca Yupanqui and Choquechaca The Spanish arrival in 1532 to Peru under the direction of the Conquistador Francisco Pizarro was the beginning of the end for the Inca Empire,...
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There’s nothing quite like a great stop-motion video to get the travel juices flowing. I had lots of fun trying to identify all the locations in the film as the good memories of places as varied as...
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4 great pre-Inca ruins in Peru
There’s no doubting that the Incas were a great civilisation, or that Machu Picchu is the most spectacular ruin in South America (and perhaps the world). But the Incas didn’t come from nowhere – some...
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Brazil and Peru star in World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2014
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants were announced last night, once again proving that Sao Paulo, Brazil and Lima, Peru are the undisputed culinary champions of the South American continent. Alex Atala...
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La yapa – Get a little extra in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador
If you’re visiting any one of the Andean countries make sure you visit a local market. I’m not talking about famous, touristy markets like the Pisac market in Peru or the Mercado de las Brujas in La...
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Huascar and Atahualpa: the Inca Civil War
Last time round we looked at how the Inca Empire reached its peak during the reign of Huayna Capac, this week we examine the disaster that was to immediately follow his death in 1527. As was expected...
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Las Ventanillas de Otuzco – a pre-Inca necropolis
Many visitors to Peru make the mistake of thinking that the Incas were the only pre-Colombian civilisation of any significance. In fact, Peru is home to scores of Pre-Incan civilisations (some date...
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Who was Francisco Pizarro?
Over the past couple of months we’ve been examining the history of the Incas through the biographies of their emperors. But now the time has come to introduce another of the main protagonists in...
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Atahualpa is captured by Pizarro at Cajamarca
A month ago we looked at how Atahualpa eventually triumphed over his brother Huascar in the divisive and brutal Inca Civil War. And even more recently we delved a little into the background and early...
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