Category: Peru

Inti Raymi Cusco

    Held in the shadow of Sacsayhuaman an amazing Inca fortress with massive walls made of smooth stone and miraculously surviving the centuries for all to see the wonder of the Inca.Inti Raymi is the most important festival in all of Peru. With colorful costumes, lavish banquets, festive music, an elaborate reenactment of ancient […]

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Corpus Cristi Cusco

Corpus Cristi I fell in love with Cusco in 1990 on a tour to Machu Picchu and vowed to come back and spend more time there. I finally made my wish come true ten years later. Plaza de Armas is a beautiful square surrounded by its towering Cathedral, the imposing Jesuit church Compania de Jesus, […]

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Lima

  I found Lima a city of contrasts. Founded by Fransisco Pizzaro Lima has a historic centre with wonderful churches, cloisters and monasteries but it is also a very modern city with high rise condos, casinos and hotels. The food is both modern and traditional with gastronomical dishes such as ceviche and cuy (guinea pig).  […]

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Arequipa

16th Century Santa Catalina monastery was the highlight of my visit to Arequipa. This walled monastery is almost a city in it’s own right and takes up a whole block of Arequipa city. It has been operated by Dominican nuns for almost 400 years. You can stroll through this enormous monastery’s streets peeking into its […]

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