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If fine-dining Peruvian cuisine has topped international rankings, it's on the streets of Lima that its most authentic and popular soul is revealed. Smoking street carts, neighbourhood stalls and small family-run eateries preserve recipes handed down for generations, often more representative of true Peruvian cooking than any Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Off the coast of Ica, not far from the more famous Ballestas Islands, the Chincha Islands hold one of the most curious and surprising chapters in Peru's economic history: the so-called guano fever.
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South of the better-known Cordillera Blanca, the Cordillera Huayhuash is considered by many experienced trekkers to be one of the most spectacular and least touristy mountain ranges in all of South America. Here stands Mount Yerupajá, Peru's second-highest peak, alongside dozens of summits exceeding 6,000 metres.
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In the Amazonas region, in northern Peru, the Chachapoyas civilisation, also known as the 'cloud people', left behind archaeological traces as remarkable as they are little known outside specialist circuits. Among these, the Karajía sarcophagi stand out as some of the most striking evidence of their culture.
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Just steps from Cusco's historic centre, the Mercado de San Pedro is much more than a simple food market: it's an authentic slice of daily life in the former Inca capital, far from the touristy shopfronts of the Plaza de Armas.
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In northern Chile, nestled among arid mountains and under some of the clearest skies on the planet, the Elqui Valley is one of the country's most unique territories: at once the birthplace of Chilean pisco and home to some of the world's most advanced astronomical observatories.
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Off the southern coast of Chile, the Chiloé archipelago preserves a unique cultural identity, distinct from the rest of the country, forged over centuries of isolation, fishing and folk legends passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
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In southern Chile, the Lake District recalls in some ways the landscapes of the European Alps, but with a very South American ingredient: active volcanoes dominating the horizon. At the centre of this region lies Pucón, a small town that has become the capital of Chilean adventure tourism.
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At over 2,600 metres above sea level, surrounded by the mountains of the Cordillera Oriental, Bogotá is a surprising capital for anyone expecting only the chaos of a large South American metropolis: world-class museums, well-preserved colonial neighbourhoods and a lively cultural scene make it an essential stop in Colombia.
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In the heart of Colombia's Coffee Zone, the village of Salento has become one of the most photographed destinations in the country, thanks to its colourful colonial houses and the nearby Cocora Valley, one of Colombia's most iconic natural landscapes.
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At the foot of the active Tungurahua volcano, the town of Baños de Agua Santa is considered Ecuador's capital of adventure sports, as well as one of the most striking gateways to the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Although La Paz is the seat of government, Bolivia's official constitutional capital is Sucre, a city whose entirely whitewashed historic centre has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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