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Sandboarding in Huacachina

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[T]he advice still rings in my head when I think about Huacachina. “Make sure you go there and not Ica. Ica is ugly.” It was the reaction I got when I told some friends one of my destinations on my Peruvian vacation would be Ica, when I actually meant Huacachina, I just said Ica because it’s the bigger city next door, just a 10-minute drive away, where you arrive and … [Read more...] about Sandboarding in Huacachina

Favorite Peruvian Dishes

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Picking Peruvian food as the best in Latin America makes for an easy decision. How can it not? There’s causa and ceviche, chupe de camarones and trucha rellena, alpaca and more. The tough part is picking my favorite Peruvian dishes. But somebody’s gotta make these tough decisions, so here we go, my favorites, after traveling for nearly a month in Perú. 1. Alpaca I made … [Read more...] about Favorite Peruvian Dishes

Hiking Colca Canyon: A Test of Endurance in Peru

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Editor's Note: This is the first post by Ryan Hiraki, a new contributor at Go Backpacking and the Managing Editor of Medellín Living. The day starts at 3 a.m., so early you begin to wonder if you’re really on vacation. If you’re by yourself, like I was, you get in a van with a handful of strangers, a driver and a tour guide, then head three hours into the desert. We went … [Read more...] about Hiking Colca Canyon: A Test of Endurance in Peru

September Hiatus

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I am going to take a hiatus from writing on Go Backpacking in September, in order to focus on my next book, a travel guide to Lima. I am co-writing it with Colin Post of Expat Chronicles. By devoting more attention to this project in the coming month, we both hope to publish the guide well before the end of the year. I've already written and scheduled a few final Mexico … [Read more...] about September Hiatus