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Machu Picchu is probably one of the finest Inca archaeological sites in all of South America.  The problem is that because it’s in such high demand, many people (myself included) are willing to pay exorbitantly disproportional prices (for Peru) to visit the site.  Someone is charging and making a lot of money here.  To put [...]

We arrived in the city of Ica Peru (population 230,000) about 1 hour before sunset.  After a short 4 km drive off the main highway, we suddenly found ourselves in the desert oasis of Huacachina.  On all sides of us were sand dunes towering above for several hundred feet.  Some dunes were shimmering in the [...]