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Few tourists stay in Lima, Peru, for long. For most, the capital city is where you spend a few hours at the airport or bus terminal, waiting for your connection to more rural and picturesque parts of the country. The best-known temptations of this ancient land are farther south: Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, or the Spanish colonial city of Arequipa...
Nancy and I had never been to Latin America, and to begin our exploration and adventures we chose Peru...Land of the Incas...We narrowed down our choice to the colonial city of Arequipa in the south...
Peru has long been a popular tourist destination thanks to the popularity of the ancient mountaintop citadel of Machu Picchu, and its other fascinating archaeological sites. The growing reputation of its diverse cuisine is also attracting foodies from around the globe to sample a wide variety of ingredients from the sea, jungle, and mountains...
Ever since Hiram Bingham brought the famous Inca citadel of Machu Picchu to the world’s attention in 1911, growing numbers of tourists have visited Peru each year...
Yale graduate and history enthusiast Hiram Bingham was shocked when he discovered the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in 1911. How could such a spectacular site have...
English-speaking expats have a unique built-in skill that can travel with them anywhere. And location is irrelevant as long as you have a laptop and decent internet connection. You can choose your dream location first and be certain of finding an extra source of income...
It has been a rollercoaster of a ride since my wife, Nancy, and I first moved abroad a decade ago.Our six years in China was kind of a rebound relationship. We loved it while there, became accustomed to living in another country...
As one of the top tourist destinations in the world…everybody has heard of Peru. You’ll have seen the spectacular photos of Machu Pichu…the Nazca Lines…and have read about the fascinating Inca and pre-Inca cultures that existed before the Spanish conquest.
It is surprising that Arequipa is still such a well-kept secret as a place to spend your retirement years. After all, there are over 300 days of sunshine per year, the Pacific coast is only a couple of hours away by bus, and the spectacular hiking trails of the Colca Canyon are only three hours away in the other direction.
Standing in the middle of Arequipa's central Plaza de Armas, it's hard not to be impressed. The magnificent, centuries-old Basilica Cathedral stretches the entire length of one side of the plaza. Behind it in the distance rise the snow-covered volcanic cones of Misti, Pichu Pichu, and Chachani.