Machu Picchu beyond the postcard
Everyone knows the postcard shot of Machu Picchu but there’s much more than that to one of the world’s most legendary landmarks
Nature and people – the Inca Trail alternative
While hundreds of people walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu every day, in the nearby Lares Valley there’s a more intimate alternative where just a handful of trekkers get up close with the locals.
The great Incan storeroom
Colca Canyon, the old Incan storeroom and hub of agriculture in Peru, is still looked after by guardians who have been there for centuries.
The erotic art of Lima’s Museo Larco
Although we may have a very conservative view of sex these days, this erotic pottery shows its important role in the cultures of ancient Peru
The two great threats to Chan Chan
This enormous ancient mud metropolis was the largest city in the Americas before Europeans arrived. But now it’s under threat… and we are to blame.
The doodles of aliens
Why are these enormous drawings in the middle of Peru’s desert? It could be an ancient astronomical calendar… or perhaps they were made by aliens!