While there are tons of routes to Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is the classic one. But why is this one trek in Peru so special that more…
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- Reading Guevara’s Motorcycle Diaries is kind of a right of passage for backpackers traveling through South America. Guevara set out on a nine-month motorcycle journey that allowed him…
- Cusco is a city defined by three things: Incan civilization, Spanish conquest, and mass tourism. But those Incan ruins that shall not be named have done some serious damage. The remote…
- 2017 started in South America. Dodging fireworks beneath the giant church in Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, to be more specific. If you asked me what the year ahead…
- South America is like the world’s playground. Everyone knows about the Inca Trail, but that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to treks in…
- Life is too short to sleep in boring hotels. Don’t get me wrong. I love staying in hostels as much as the next aging backpacker, but I’ve never…
