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Peru Tourist Attractions – El Misti Volcano

'El Misti' is an active volcano and an almost perfect cone standing 5,820 metres or 19,100 feet above sea level. It looms over Peru's second largest city, Arequipa, and can be seen from most open spaces in the city. Its last major eruption was in the 15th century, when it forced ...
Peru Tour – Cusco Cathedral

Looming over the corner of Cusco's main square, the Cathedral of Santo Domingo embodies the clash between the Inca Empire and the Spanish colonists. The church was built on the site of a palace built by the Inca Viracocha, who ruled Cusco 100 years before the conquistadors arrived. Construction of the cross-shaped ...
Nazca Drawings Peru – The Mysterious Nazca Lines of Southern Peru

The town of Nazca was founded in 1595 about 800 years after the Nasca culture that thrived in the arid southern coastal region of Peru from 300 B.C. to 800 A.D. The color and perfection of that ancient cultures ceramics are renowned around the world pots and vessels feature human and ...
Incriminating white line or warm mug of Inca altitude brew?

Luckily, most people on a Cusco vacation don't have to worry about possible confusion between the two. The best and most common advice for dealing with altitude sickness if you're going to visit the two-mile high city of Cusco. Avoid heavy meals, Don't drink alcohol, And definitely knock back copious amounts of ...

Peru Tourist Attractions – El Misti Volcano

‘El Misti’ is an active volcano and an almost perfect cone standing 5,820 metres or 19,100 feet above sea level. It looms over Peru’s second largest city, Arequipa, and can be seen from most open spaces in the city. Its last major eruption was in the 15th century, when it forced the evacuation of Arequipa. It is technically one of the easiest ascents of any mountain of its size in the world, and represents one of Peru’s most popular climbs. El Misti is snowless for much of the year, offering a good steady trek to the top Six Inca mummies [ Read More ]

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Peru Tour – Cusco Cathedral

Looming over the corner of Cusco’s main square, the Cathedral of Santo Domingo embodies the clash between the Inca Empire and the Spanish colonists. The church was built on the site of a palace built by the Inca Viracocha, who ruled Cusco 100 years before the conquistadors arrived. Construction of the cross-shaped cathedral started in 1550, but it took almost a century to complete. Most of the stones were taken from nearby fortress of Sacsayhuaman. The mostly Inca workforce incorporated some of their own religious iconography into the building, with the head of a puma featuring prominently on the cathedral [ Read More ]

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Nazca Drawings Peru – The Mysterious Nazca Lines of Southern Peru

The town of Nazca was founded in 1595 about 800 years after the Nasca culture that thrived in the arid southern coastal region of Peru from 300 B.C. to 800 A.D. The color and perfection of that ancient cultures ceramics are renowned around the world pots and vessels feature human and monstrous figures in bold poses and have retained their bright and warm color palette over the centuries. They also produced the famed Nazca Lines, hundreds of geoglyphs etched into the arid plateau that stretches more than 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, between Nazca and the town of Palpa. The [ Read More ]

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Incriminating white line or warm mug of Inca altitude brew?

Luckily, most people on a Cusco vacation don’t have to worry about possible confusion between the two. The best and most common advice for dealing with altitude sickness if you’re going to visit the two-mile high city of Cusco. Avoid heavy meals, Don’t drink alcohol, And definitely knock back copious amounts of the herbal infusion, mate de coca.

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