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Plaza de Armas, the main square of Cusco, is surrounded by arcades, on the upper floors of which you can find a number of cafés and restaurants. Stuffed avocado was one of our favourites, they […]
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Arcades in Cusco
The main square of Cusco, Plaza de Armas, is a perfect place to spend some time on, relax and meditate. Benches in the square are surrounded by fascinating buildings. In the middle, a golden Inca […]
Chullpas de Silustani
Chullpas de Sillustani i.e. the Sillustani Towers are known as ancient burial places, but this theory seems to have some defects. They were built in the pre-Inca period. The enormous stones were manufactured and put […]
Chauchilla – On the land of mummies
We left Nazca and continued our journey on the Pan-American Highway. 30 minutes later we left the highway and took a few kilometres on a dirt road to reach the prehispanic Chauchilla Cemetery, famous for […]
Nasca lines
I read a book of Däniken in my childhood. I heard about these geoglyphs first time there and the author mentioned Nasca lines and his theory about extraterrestrial origin of these. Found misterious and wished to see […]
Peruvian hairless dog
Peruvian hairless dog is an ancient breed, known to have been kept during the Inca Empire, but they were also kept as pets in pre-Inca cultures. We met first time unexpectedly while we rest at a fuel […]
Dune buggies
At the Huacachina oasis we were offered a special adventure giving us an extra dose of adrenaline. We got in those special vehicles to discover the sea of sand. Drivers of these wide-tired buggies took […]
Huacachina oasis and dunes
A legend says that Huacachina was created when a young hunter was peeping a beautiful princess, while she was bathing. The girl fled when she recognized him. The pool of water she had been bathing […]
Guanay loading platforms
These interesting constructions seen at Ballestas Island, used to load transport ships with guanay, the very well know fertilizer, which is mined on the island. Due to rocky coast there isn’t natural harbour which […]
Ballestas Island
Over the course of a year, more than 250 different species of birds land on the guano-covered rocks located six miles off the coast, near the beach town of Paracas, the Ballestas Island’s abundant wildlife has […]