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Preparing for an earthquake

Preparing for an earthquake

Peru held a nationwide earthquake drill this past week. Taking part were public sector and most private sector employees, as well as schools and hospitals. Tom Filipowicz describes the events in the northern city of Chiclayo.

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Meet Pablo Valverde, traditional picaronero

Meet Pablo Valverde, traditional picaronero

He has been selling picarones for 20 years in the Parque Kennedy of Miraflores, and has gone on to take part in a number of gastronomic fairs including Mistura. He is Pablo Valverde, the picaronero.

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Huancavelica inaugurates first ‘Festival del Cuy’

Huancavelica inaugurates first ‘Festival del Cuy’

Guinea pig races, beauty pageants, and yes, lot’s of people eating guinea pig in Huancavelica.

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Off-Road to Santo Domingo de los Olleros

Off-Road to Santo Domingo de los Olleros

An arduous climb in ageing Volkswagen Beetles took this group of travellers some 2500 metres above sea level and beyond, stopping in various Andean villages including the near-ghost town of Olleros.

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From Lima to the Rock Gardens of Marcahausi

From Lima to the Rock Gardens of Marcahausi

Kaitlin Nunn visits Marcahuasi, a hiking trip for some, a mystical one for others.

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Chicha Restaurant, Cusco [Featured]

Chicha Restaurant, Cusco [Featured]

Chicha is one of several possible stops on Cusco’s growing gastronomic trail. Read one travellers thoughts on celebrity chef Gastón’s Andean venture.

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Independence Day customs in Chiclayo

Independence Day customs in Chiclayo

Tom Filipowicz in Chiclayo explains what happens in the run up the Peru’s independence day celebrations on the 28th of July.

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Klaus Koschmieder – Latest Chachapoyan Discoveries

Klaus Koschmieder – Latest Chachapoyan Discoveries

German archaeologist and explorer Klaus Koschmieder has made a huge number of discoveries relating to the Chachapoyan civilisation, single-handedly writing the book on the builders of the lost cities of Kuélap and Gran Pajaten.

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Chicharrón for breakfast, there’s nothing like it

Chicharrón for breakfast, there’s nothing like it

Pieces of pork belly, slowly cooked in its own fat. Juicy and with more taste than before the pork is placed in bread with some sweet potato, fresh onion and specks of rocoto chilli. So wrong yet so right.

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The Cusco Bar Scene

The Cusco Bar Scene

Cusco feels like it has been reborn since the re-opening of Machu Picchu and the end of the tourist dry-spell. Business is booming once again as the hordes arrive in the Inca capital to visit the region’s star attraction. But seeing Cusco’s great archaeological legacy is done during the day… so what’s a visitor to [...]

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The Cusco Gastronomic Scene

The Cusco Gastronomic Scene

For many people great food is essential for a memorable trip. For those who missed out on a lengthy culinary stay in Lima, don’t pass up what Cusco has on offer.

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Organic Food in Lima

Organic Food in Lima

Healthy, organic and in all cases tasty. Organic options are growing in availability in the gastronomic capital of the Americas.

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