The colonial square in Tuti was empty, and the church I’d hoped to visit was locked. It was the four-day Festival of the Cross in May — not, apparently, the most pious of holidays — and everyone was ...

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The colonial square in Tuti was empty, and the church I'd hoped to visit was locked. It was the four-day Festival of the Cross in May, apparently not the most pious of holidays, and everyone was ...

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A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday in the Colca Valley of southern Peru, killing four people and injuring 68, the government said. More than 600 homes collapsed and hundreds more were ...

The Incas believed the vicuña had special powers. Killing one was forbidden. Only royalty could wear its wool—so fine it floats off your palm, so rare it was called the Gold of the Andes. Even now, it ...

One of the geographical features that attracts the world for its particular natural beauty are the canyons created by the riverbed, and formed by a process of excavating the earth over thousands of ...

Las Casitas del Colca offers the most luxurious accommodation in the region: a score of stylish casitas – 'little houses' – individual cottages, each with spacious lounge area and bathroom, underfloor ...