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Within the walls of Arequipa’s Monasterio de Santa Catalina

The atmosphere here in Peru’s Santa Catalina monastery, rarified by altitude, is tempered by streams of sunlight bouncing off the orange, cobalt and raspberry hues of the convent’s walls. Dazzlingly bright plazas are framed by arched cloisters, whose shadows are...

Before the Incas – Chan Chan and the Chimú Kingdom of Peru

by Sara Dobak | Peru

The first thing that occurred to us when we arrived at the entrance to northern Peru’s Chan Chan ruins, was that we might have been dropped off at the wrong place. Considering the importance and span of the settlement itself, the entrance area seemed surprisingly...

The Rare Ecosystem and Alien Landscapes of Paracas National Reserve in Peru

by Sara Dobak | Peru

With the gold and russet dunes folding into each other in the distance, I stepped straight out onto the arid Martian landscape. Or so it seemed. If it wasn’t for the bold blue of our earthly sky, I could have sworn I’d just set foot on our neighbouring planet. That,...

Within the walls of Arequipa’s Monasterio de Santa Catalina

Before the Incas – Chan Chan and the Chimú Kingdom of Peru

The Rare Ecosystem and Alien Landscapes of Paracas National Reserve in Peru

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