Sure, Peru’s revered archaeological site is spellbinding…but many people are unsure about when to visit Machu Picchu, as it has both a wet and dry season. This is one of the most often-asked questions we field here in the Chimu Adventures office and it’s a fair one at that. Whilst some visitors can
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Buying high-quality alpaca-wool clothing or a colourful hand-painted ceramic bowl in Peru is an immensely popular thing to do. Yet just because you’re happy to spend a couple of hundred dollars on a quality souvenir, it probably doesn’t mean you also don’t want to bring home a few extra pieces that
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Depending on whom you ask (or which survey you read) Latin America is either lauded as an inspiration of environmental protection or berated for not doing enough to preserve its natural treasures. Who’s right?There’s no denying that Latin America needs to be pulling up its bootstraps if it hopes to
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A region of South America inhabited for thousands of years, the history of Patagonia is a fascinating story. As we retrace the fascinating history of Patagonia through the ages we are reminded that, much like the wildlife here, early explorers and ancestral inhabitants must have been one tough bunch
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As the southern summer season takes hold of a great part of the South America, now is the time to explore the more remote regions of Patagonia, the normally crowded big-name attractions in Peru and Bolivia, as well as the hot-spot of Colombia, where rains subside. To help you learn more, here's our
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We admit that when travelling, sometimes, it is simply easier to dedicate just a couple of hours of our last day to hitting a gargantuan tourist market and filling up a small suitcase full of fridge magnets, key-chains and snow-globes that glow in the dark. Because, really, who wants to waste time a
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