In From the Outpost PERU/Episode3: The Last Inca Bridge at Q’eswachaka
In Peru, Jeff Fuchs led Team Outpost along the Salkantay Trek in the Andes Mountains, then to the community of Chawaytiri and Q’eswachaka, finally across the highlands of Tanta—pack-llamas in tow, tea at the ready—listening to the stories of the Quechua people, exploring the history of the Great Inca Road and the ancient people who’ve […]
Ancient Lima: A Place Where Human Civilization Began
Unbeknown to most travellers to Lima, the modern metropolis brims with an ancient past and a vibrant history. In the historic colonial center of Lima, Peru, Spanish conquistador/conqueror Francisco Pizarro built—unfortunately—the Government Palace (or Presidential Palace, where he lived, and where Peru’s current president lives) atop pre-Incan structures. The Spanish actually did this a lot, in […]
The Chawaytiri Weavers of Peru’s Sacred Valley (In The Land of Ayni: Part 2)
Story by Jeff Fuchs, Photos by Outpost Colours shimmy in the sun, and the slow pleasant inebriation of thin-aired altitude, mid-afternoon haze and coca-high are all playing nicely in my head. Not so distant ahead, the sandaled figures of the villagers grip the rock pathways that edge upward. Jackie, as is his way, looks razor-sharp and almost […]
The Amazon Basin of Peru: Is This the Most Spectacular Place on the Planet?!
The Amazon Basin is, quite possibly, the most spectacular place on the planet. The Amazon is the world’s most biodiverse forest and the richest ecosystem on the planet. Though it spreads through many Latin American countries, it’s largely based in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil and of course Peru, where it takes up an amazing […]
In From the Outpost PERU/Episode2: Time With the Weavers of Chawaytiri
In Peru, Jeff Fuchs led Team Outpost along the Salkantay Trek in the Andes Mountains, then to the community of Chawaytiri and Q’eswachaka, finally across the highlands of Tanta—pack-llamas in tow, tea at the ready—listening to the stories of the Quechua people, exploring the history of the Great Inca Road and the ancient people who’ve […]
What I Learned at the Larco in Lima
Story and Photos by Deborah Sanborn When I walk into the Larco in Lima it’s nothing like I expect—no grand halls hidden from view or camouflaged by the building’s modest exterior. Instead, I enter a rather sprawling, low-rise, white-stucco and once-private mansion with an unassuming entryway that is tucked into the residential neighbourhood of Pueblo […]
In The Land of Ayni (Part 1): The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
Story by Jeff Fuchs, Photos by Outpost Wilfredo’s broad face smiles wide, and crinkles. It’s a smile with a hint of grimace, but it reassures regardless. We tread upwards as wind starts to whistle and pellets of ice snap and pop against our bodies. My pack’s straps dig warmly into the collarbone, comforting in their friction, […]
The Birds-Eye View: Peru is a Birdwatcher’s Paradise
By Carla Bragagnini When I was young, some Canadian friends visited our home in Lima after a cruise trip to the Galapagos Islands. During our outdoor lunch, they spotted it on a branch – an unseen bird from their Galapagos birdwatching checklist. They ran toward the red-breasted bird with notebooks in hand, much to our […]
Cabo Blanco, Peru: The Place that Enchanted Ernest Hemingway
Story by Nicanor Millan There is a quaint town in northern Peru that goes by the name “Cabo Blanco,” one that embraces its world-record holding status, one that attracted stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio, that erected a bust of the American writer Ernest Hemingway, and is now a one-street wonder that holds […]
