A trip to Cusco’s Chocolate Museum is a delight for any fan of the humble cacao bean. Cusco’s Chocolate Museum, ChocoMuseo, is the unofficial home of the cocoa bean. Whether you prefer cocoa in a drink, in chocolate or even in your hair or make-up products, it is astounding how versatile this tiny bean can…
NOTE: This post has been updated in 2024 There are some holidays that will stay with you forever. From tasting the flavors of the Andean highlands, to experiencing surreal desert landscapes in Northern Argentina, to coming face-to-face with the blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos, South America offers some of the most diverse experiences on earth. Best trips in South…
Taste Pachamanca .- So you’ve plucked up the courage to try cuy, or sink your teeth into an alpaca steak. You might even call yourself a connoisseur of the food stalls at Cusco’s San Pedro Market. From the world famous raw fish ceviche to the oriental fusion of lomo saltado, Peru boasts arguably the best…
The people of the Peruvian Andes maintain their traditions in a way that much of the world has failed to. Tremendous changes have come to Peru since Spanish conquest and the ever-present globalization, but you will find some parts of Andean life unchanged. For nearly 10,000 years, communities have been producing Peruvian textiles, and the…
The people of the Peruvian Andes maintain their traditions in a way that much of the world has failed to. Tremendous changes have come to Peru since Spanish conquest and the ever-present globalization, but you will find some parts of Andean life unchanged. For nearly 10,000 years, communities have been producing Peruvian textiles, and the…