Before the Incas – Chan Chan and the Chimú Kingdom of 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
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,...
Re-Connecting With Nature: #ShareYourOutdoors
In these times of constant connectivity, many of us are permanently stooped forwards, eyes down poring over texts and tweets – barely looking at what’s in front of us, let alone what’s high in the skies above us. What we are losing connection with, it seems, is Mother...
