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Matthew Parris aboard the Yavarí on Lake Titicaca
March 30, 2011

Matthew Parris sings the praises of a night aboard the Yavarí­ on Lake Titicaca

What constitutes a dream vacation spot for Matthew Parris, the British travel writer, political columnist and former Conservative Member of Parliament? In a recent edition of The Spectator, Parris offered the answer with a veritable ode to the Yavarí, the…

Airline says overweight tourists must pay for extra seat to fly over Nazca Lines
March 25, 2011

Airline says overweight tourists must pay for extra seat to fly over Nazca Lines

The tourist airline Aeroparacas has sent out the following communique: Lima, 23 de Marzo del 2011 Attention: Travel Agents I…

The Caretakers of Machu Picchu
March 18, 2011

The Caretakers of Machu Picchu

Anthropologist Fernando Astete and his staff often receive well-deserved accolades for their work running the day-to-day operations of Machu Picchu,…

Vilca Lords and the Lord of Wari on exhibit in Cusco
February 27, 2011

Vilca Lords and the Lord of Wari on exhibit in Cusco

This is one of those “missing link” discoveries — the type that gives Peruvian archaeology an unexpected push in a new direction, opening a whole new perspective.

Peru cracks down on illegal gold miners in Amazon jungle
February 21, 2011

Peru cracks down on illegal gold miners in Amazon jungle

An update to the Feb. 13, 2011, post about unregulated gold exploitation contaminating and destroying huge swaths of Peru’s mega-diverse…

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