Category: South America
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Where to Stay in Cusco, Peru: My Best Hotel Picks for Couples, Solo Travelers, Friend Trips, Families, Older Travelers / Lower Mobility, Luxury, Mid-Range, and Budget

Cusco is one of those cities that feels powerful almost immediately. It is beautiful, atmospheric, historic, and full of the kind of texture that makes even an ordinary walk feel memorable. You have old stone streets, dramatic scenery, layers of history, and a setting that makes the whole city feel like an experience instead of…
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Best Places to Visit in Brazil for an Unforgettable Trip

Brazil is one of those countries that can give you a completely different kind of trip depending on where you go. You can do iconic beaches, giant cities, colonial streets, roaring waterfalls, rainforest lodges, wildlife-heavy wetlands, crystal-clear rivers, rugged hiking landscapes, and surreal dune lagoons all in one country. That is exactly why Brazil is…
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Best Places to Visit in Peru

Peru is one of those countries that feels huge in the imagination for good reason. It was the heartland of the Inca Empire, one of the great civilizations of the Americas. In about a century, the Incas built a vast Andean empire that stretched across much of western South America, with Cusco as its capital…