Hiking Peru’s Rainbow Mountain
Peru's Rainbow Mountain is becoming more and more famous with each passing year, but its very existence is a sign of the times. Of course, the mountain goes back millions of years, ...
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A Day In The Sacred Valley of the Incas
Peru is filled with magic, and it all leads back to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Although the Incas are whom the valley is named after, the history of this long stretch in the A ...
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Journey to Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, or The Old Mountain in the traditional Quechua language, is one of the most sought-after bucket list destinations in the world. If you're reading this, there's a good ...
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The Magicks of Maestro Presbiterio Cemetery
There are four types of magicks in Peru: black, white, red, and green, all of which can be found within The Maestro Presbíterio Cemetery. When I started this article, I wanted ...
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Huacachina: The Oasis of America
Remote Year has two, separate weekend packages to experience Huacachina. The first was a direct, one-day trip. It involved leaving Lima early in the morning, taking the bus about f ...
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Fun, Sun & Sand in Paracas
Our second weekend trip in Peru with Remote Year took us to Paracas and Huacachina. Technically, the entire weekend was about Huacachina, but the first day was all about getting ...
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Welcome to the Amazon: Meeting The Locals
It was an early start to our last day in the Amazon Rainforest. After a very broken sleep -- thanks to dreams of insects, due to yesterday's flashlight excursion -- I did not mi ...
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Welcome to the Amazon: Watch Your Step!
Our second day in the Amazon Rainforest was our only "full" day there. It was also our busiest. While yesterday's highlights were all about getting to Iquitos and experiencing La I ...
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Welcome to the Amazon: Monkey Island
During my recent trip to Peru, I had the opportunity to spend three days in the Amazon Rainforest. This was the first trip of the program so the majority of people decided to op ...
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