Dark Tourism Redux: Ten More Latin American Destinations to Visit This Halloween
Forget Dracula’s Castle and the Tower of London. If you really want to give yourself the shivers in some of …
Category Archives: Peru
Lima’s Fortaleza del Real Felipe: Visiting Spanish America’s Largest Colonial Citadel
Skeletal women with wind-whipped hair, half-seen atop the ramparts in the wee hours. Children, giggling demonically as they flit down …
“I’m Responsible for the Pisco Sour”: Hanging with Don Eloy Cuadros, Legendary Bartender at Lima’s Hotel Maury
“About Chileans, bueno, I’m not going to say anything,” says Don Eloy Cuadros, waving his hand dismissively. “We all know …
In Lima’s Cathedral, Unearthing a Conquistador’s 500-Year-Old Mystery
“It was vicious. More than 16 wounds: deep, penetrating cuts, done with real force. Really, it was an atrocious death.” …
In Cuzco’s Historic Streets, a Search for Inca Walls
From upstairs comes the thudding beat: muted synths, bone-shivering bass. It rattles the windows, dark now, of the Aldo jewelry …
In Lima’s Rímac District, Discovering Peru’s Viceregal Past
Lima. Late Sunday evening in the working-class district of Rímac, and the crowds of pedestrians are finally thinning out on …
In Lima, Lunching at Home with the Man Who Invented Ceviche
Pedro Solari is having trouble remembering the last Peruvian president’s name. “Techi,” he says, looking up from his wheelchair, …
So, Where Exactly Does One Buy Books in Lima?
El Virrey Bookstore, Miraflores Truth be told, it’s by no means an easy proposition. You’d think, what with a metro …
Peru’s Stonehenge: The Mysterious Ruins of Sillustani
The skies were already threatening rain when Carla, my Peruvian guide, stepped off the bus with me at the turnoff …
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