UPDATE: Hiram Bingham road access to Machu Picchu
[Originally published January 15, 2014] Morning shuttle bus service schedule changed to accommodate road repairs.
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Checkpoint entrance change for Machu Picchu considered
Officials from Peru’s Ministry of Culture say they’re evaluating whether to relocate the checkpoint entrance into Machu Picchu from just outside the mountaintop ruins to down below in the deep river gorge.
The practiced craft of ancient Peruvian skull surgery
It is a well-established fact that ancient Peruvian healers were experts in trepanation — the surgical removal of a piece of the skull usually to treat hematomas or cranial fractures.
Spirit to resume daily flights between Ft Lauderdale and Lima
[Originally published December 19, 2013] More low-cost flight options on the horizon for your Peru vacation ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈
The Scream of Peru mummies and Edvard Munch’s inspiration
The image plastered on the front page of Peru’s leading daily El Comercio jumped out at me from the newsstand this morning as I walked to work.
The graphic was mind blowing — Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” in juxtaposition to the mummified remains of a Chachapoyas warrior — their stretched hands cradling their agonized faces, crying out silently, in unison.