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How to Hike to Choquequirao

A dust devil spins its way along the opening section of the Choquequirao trail near Capuliyoc, Peru. The remote trek is one of the greatest adventures on Earth. Click the icon in the lower righthand corner of the player to expand the video. Regarded as one of the...

How to Tour Cusco Without Going to Machu Picchu

by Andrew Smith | South America

Parade participants dance their way around the perimeter of Cusco’s Plaza de Armas during the 2023 Inti Raymi festival. The annual event was an Inca tradition. Click the icon in the lower righthand corner of the player to expand the video. The world-famous ruins...

6 Questions and Answers About Humantay Lake

by Andrew Smith | South America

The pristine water of Peru’s Humantay Lake reflects a snowy mountain towering in the distance. The lake is near the high-altitude city of Cusco in the Andes. Click the icon in the lower righthand corner of the player to expand the video. Reflecting a towering...

7 Questions and Answers About Rainbow Mountain

by Andrew Smith | South America

The unfiltered brilliance of Rainbow Mountain is shown under a cloudless sky in the Peruvian Andes. The colorful alpine peak is near the city of Cusco. Click the icon in the lower righthand corner of the player to expand the video. Only discovered a decade ago,...

Peruvian Andes: The Violent Reckoning of Pax Americana

by Andrew Smith | South America

The massive terraces of Ollantaytambo’s Royal House of the Sun catch the morning daylight in Peru’s Sacred Valley. The ruins are near Macchu Picchu. Latin for “American Peace,” the United States’ prevailing doctrine of Pax Americana has been...

My Hat Pulled Low

by Andrew Smith | South America

I am shown taking a break on the daunting Choquequirao trek in the Peruvian Andes. The hike leads to Inca ruins. Set against the vastness of the Peruvian Andes, a Brazilian hiker delivers an unexpected monologue on the state of affairs in the free world. It was a...