In 1532, the Inca ñusta Quispe Sisa was just 15 years old. She attracted the attention of Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, a 54-year-old bachelor, who was charmed by the girl’s cheerful nature and vivacious manner. To ingratiate himself with his captor,…
Gateway to the world’s most spectacular high mountain train journey For much of the 20th century, Desamparados Railroad Station was…
For an interesting perspective into how much restoration has taken place at Machu Picchu, independent American researcher and explorer Paolo Greer…
Most Peru tours focus almost exclusively on the Inca, but it is a little known fact that Afro-Peruvian heritage represents a cornerstone of Peruvian culture.
In a verdant valley outside the provincial capital city of Huanuco lies the “village of bewitchment” Tomayquichua, the legendary birth…
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