Brightly colors and patterned textiles were one of the first things I noticed when arriving to Pisac. As our first daytime outing after arriving to…
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You might be starting to think I am obsessed with markets, which might be true. But can you blame me for seeking out fresh food and…
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Gotta catch up on posts since internet at our place in Máncora was shoddy at best. Our swim with the sea turtles adventure started with…
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The famed Pisac Market, known for being the largest Incan market in the known world lived up to expectations. I’m not sure why it needs…
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After the Surquillo Market visit and fruit tasting, we moved on to cooking! The menu: Papas a la huancaina Causa de pollo Ají de gallina 3…
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It’s getting a little Nat Geo up in here. Máncora, known locally for its seafood catches, diverse sea life, and temperate weather is becoming known…
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I know we’ve moved on from Lima to Máncora, but I’ve so many yet unposted adventures from Lima, foremost, the cooking lesson we enjoyed! We…
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Our flight from Lima to Talara was short and sweet, just 90-ish minutes. Lima’s got the only international airport in Peru, but it’s not all that…
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Did you know that there are about 3,800 types of potato native to Peru? Or that the large influx of Chinese immigrants brought rice over and…
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Fast chocolate facts, courtesy of the Chocomuseo: When Hernan Cortéz (Spanish conquistador) first entered Montezuma’s warehouse, he found close to a billion cacao beans stored…
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