The colonial square in Tuti was empty, and the church I’d hoped to visit was locked. It was the four-day Festival of the Cross in May — not, apparently, the most pious of holidays — and everyone was ...

The colonial square in Tuti was empty, and the church I'd hoped to visit was locked. It was the four-day Festival of the Cross in May, apparently not the most pious of holidays, and everyone was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The colonial square in Tuti was empty, and the church I’d hoped to visit was locked. It was the four-day Festival of the Cross in May, apparently not the ...

The Incas believed the vicuña had special powers. Killing one was forbidden. Only royalty could wear its wool—so fine it floats off your palm, so rare it was called the Gold of the Andes. Even now, it ...

The Wititi dance of the Colca Valley is a folk dance associated with the beginning of adult life. Typically performed by young people at religious festivities during the rainy season, it features ...

“The messengers of the gods!” It’s easy to guess guide Freddy Huaracha’s favourite bird. As he speaks about the Andean condor, his voice inflects, the tone rising and falling as if following a flight.

Las Casitas del Colca offers the most luxurious accommodation in the region: a score of stylish casitas – 'little houses' – individual cottages, each with spacious lounge area and bathroom, underfloor ...

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday in the Colca Valley of southern Peru, killing four people and injuring 68, the government said. More than 600 homes collapsed and hundreds more were ...