The White City of Arequipa
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The White City of Arequipa

Known as the “White City” because of its baroque style buildings made of sillar, a white volcanic stone, Arequipa, Peru feels warm and welcoming and is filled with live music, spicy food, antique stores and a vibrant historic center. The town is also surrounded by four imposing volcanoes.

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Dune Buggy Rides & Wine Tastings in Huacachina
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Dune Buggy Rides & Wine Tastings in Huacachina

Sunsets, sandboarding, lagoons and dune buggy rides. Huacachina is a tiny village and desert oasis west of Ica in southwestern Peru. Its center is filled with emerald green waters of the Huacachina Lagoon, thought to have therapeutic properties.

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Come on Out
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Come on Out

How moving to Korea sparked a discovery that might not have happened otherwise and what it looked like to start dating women in such a strange land.

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24 Hours in Lima
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24 Hours in Lima

Founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes, Lima is a coastal city full of life on Peru’s west coast. Surfing, paragliding and dancing, cathedrals, parks and museums, nightlife, restaurants and plazas; Lima has it all.

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