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Sacred Valley is a region in Peru's Andean highlands known for fertile farmland and Spanish colonial villages, stretching from Pisac to Ollantaytambo. Together, with Machu Picchu and the nearby city of Cusco, they formed the heart of the Inca Empire in the late 1500's.

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Almost 100 feet above the rocky coastline, UK's delicate Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge links mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede. It’s thought to be used by salmon fisherman for over 350 years. Giant's Causeway is an incredible display of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Otavalo is a town in the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador. It’s surrounded by volcanoes and famous for its indigenous peoples, the Otavalos, as well as the Otavalo Market, one of the largest outdoor markets in South America where you’ll find handicrafts and Andean folk music.

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A two hour drive from Cusco, Vinicunca, also called Mountain of Seven Colors, is a mountain in the Andes of Peru with an altitude of 16,522 feet above sea level and extremely harsh conditions. The seven colors come from mineral composition but are only visible during Augusts’s dry season.

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An Andean town west of Bogotá, Salento is known for its coffee estates and sweeping scenery. To the East is Cocora Valley, where the world’s tallest palms dot the landscape. Rare parrots, poisonous mushrooms and iridescent hummingbirds can be spotted along many of the hiking trails.

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Colca Canyon is a river canyon in southern Peru famed as one of the deepest in the world. It’s a trekking and rafting destination with canyons, valleys and remote traditional villages with terraced agriculture predating the Incas. And the giant Andean condor can often be spotted from viewpoints like Cruz del Condor.

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My absolute favorite spots in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Over 500 feet tall and eight miles long, the Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs that leave a lasting impression; just don’t get too close to the edge. The Aran Islands are three rocky isles guarding the mouth of Galway Bay. Both can be reached through Galway, a harbor town on Ireland’s west coast.

The oldest of all South American capitals, Quito, sits high in the Andean foothills. It was built on an ancient Incan city and is known for its colonial center filled with churches that blend European, Moorish and indigenous styles.

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

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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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