Matthew Parris sings the praises of a night aboard the Yavarí on Lake Titicaca
What constitutes a dream vacation spot for Matthew Parris, the British travel writer, political columnist and former Conservative Member of Parliament?
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The Caretakers of Machu Picchu
Anthropologist Fernando Astete and his staff often receive well-deserved accolades for their work running the day-to-day operations of Machu Picchu, as well as overseeing the protection and preservation of the Inca citadel.
Podcast: Ancient Peruvian Cosmovision
Interview with Larco Museum Director Andrés Álvarez Calderón
Vilca Lords and the Lord of Wari on exhibit in Cusco
This is one of those “missing link” discoveries — the type that gives Peruvian archaeology an unexpected push in a new direction, opening a whole new perspective.
Peru cracks down on illegal gold miners in Amazon jungle
An update to the Feb. 13, 2011, post about unregulated gold exploitation contaminating and destroying huge swaths of Peru’s mega-diverse southern Amazon jungle: