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When Kim Pemberton made the journey to Machu Picchu last November, she found that while the ruins themselves remain largely ...

Mountains lie in rumpled splendour as far as the eye can see. Wisps of cloud shift and eddy; at this elevated altitude, I’m sometimes below, sometimes above, sometimes within them. Around me are the ...

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The classic Inca Trail is a four-day trek at high altitude, climbing ancient stone steps and crossing mountain passes at over 13,000 feet. Even for someone like me who runs trails regularly, the ...

“We’ve reached the point of no return,” says my guide, Julio Llancay. It should sound ominous, but with that ever-present grin stretched across his face, it lands more like a punchline than a warning.

Often ranked as one of the world's most beautiful treks, the Huayhuash Circuit loops through the Cordillera Blanca, filled with jagged peaks, glacial lakes, and soaring mountain passes. New direct ...

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