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Dispatches

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Glamping in the Sand Dunes of HuacachinaJan 2026
Dispatch · HuacachinaHuacachina
Glamping in the Sand Dunes of Huacachina

Our daughters joined us for a night in the dunes outside Ica — dune buggies, sandboarding, and dinner under an impossibly star-filled sky.

Ollantaytambo: An Inca Village Worth ExploringJan 2026
Dispatch · The Sacred ValleyThe Sacred Valley
Ollantaytambo: An Inca Village Worth Exploring

If you are going to Machu Picchu by train, don't just pass through Ollantaytambo on the way. Get off the train, stay a night or two and explore.

In Peru, New Year's Eve Comes Dressed in YellowJan 2026
Dispatch · The Sacred ValleyThe Sacred Valley
In Peru, New Year's Eve Comes Dressed in Yellow

Markets fill with yellow underwear, yellow clothing and yellow decorations, all bought in the hope that the colour brings luck and abundance in the year ahead.

Machu Picchu: What I Wish I'd Known Before We WentDec 2025
Dispatch · The Sacred ValleyThe Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu: What I Wish I'd Known Before We Went

Machu Picchu really does live up to the hype. But there were quite a few things about getting there that I didn't fully understand until we did it ourselves.

Tables

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Two Tables in Barranco: Duck, Flan & the New LimaJan 2026
Table · PeruPeru
Two Tables in Barranco: Duck, Flan & the New Lima

You can see that mix in the two restaurants we ate at in Barranco. At Awicha, Peruvian ingredients and traditions meet French, Italian and Japanese influences. At Demo, Venezuelan chef Juan Luis Martínez brings his Venezuelan roots into his cooking, combining them with Peru.

Stills

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White canvas tents on the dune at golden hour
5 Jan
White canvas tents on the dune at golden hour
The oasis and town, seen from the top of the dune
5 Jan
The oasis and town, seen from the top of the dune
The dune ridge, late light, no one on it
5 Jan
The dune ridge, late light, no one on it
The dunes end to end, a buggy parked at the rim
5 Jan
The dunes end to end, a buggy parked at the rim
The camp sign, and the camp below it
5 Jan
The camp sign, and the camp below it
Under the canopy after the sun went down
5 Jan
Under the canopy after the sun went down
Everyone on the buggy, flag up
5 Jan
Everyone on the buggy, flag up
On the ridge as the sun dropped
5 Jan
On the ridge as the sun dropped
Walking the spine of the dune
5 Jan
Walking the spine of the dune
Watching the sun go down from the high dune
5 Jan
Watching the sun go down from the high dune
Sitting out on the sand at dusk
5 Jan
Sitting out on the sand at dusk
The grill going under string lights
5 Jan
The grill going under string lights
The long table under the canopy, after dark
5 Jan
The long table under the canopy, after dark
Out on the dune under the stars
5 Jan
Out on the dune under the stars
An alpaca and her cria above the valley
4 Jan
An alpaca and her cria above the valley
Terracotta walls on a Pisac lane
3 Jan
Terracotta walls on a Pisac lane
Inside the barrel sauna
2 Jan
Inside the barrel sauna
The lodge after dark, under a bright moon
2 Jan
The lodge after dark, under a bright moon
Tented lodges at dusk
2 Jan
Tented lodges at dusk
Wood-fired tubs beside the river
2 Jan
Wood-fired tubs beside the river
Cabins beneath the ridge
2 Jan
Cabins beneath the ridge
Bunting over a cobbled street in Ollantaytambo
1 Jan
Bunting over a cobbled street in Ollantaytambo
Walking home through the market street
1 Jan
Walking home through the market street
Carved balconies over the street
31 Dec
Carved balconies over the street
Machu Picchu, first light on the terraces
31 Dec
Machu Picchu, first light on the terraces
A baby alpaca, and a borrowed poncho
30 Dec
A baby alpaca, and a borrowed poncho
Feeding the alpacas, everyone in ponchos
30 Dec
Feeding the alpacas, everyone in ponchos
A weaving demonstration, spindle and loom
30 Dec
A weaving demonstration, spindle and loom
Ponchos, in front of the stall they came from
30 Dec
Ponchos, in front of the stall they came from
The Sacred Valley from above
30 Dec
The Sacred Valley from above
A stone cross against the cloud line
30 Dec
A stone cross against the cloud line
The salt pans at Maras, terrace after terrace
30 Dec
The salt pans at Maras, terrace after terrace
At the foot of the Ollantaytambo terraces
30 Dec
At the foot of the Ollantaytambo terraces
Ollantaytambo, looking up at the storehouses
30 Dec
Ollantaytambo, looking up at the storehouses
Alpacas grazing below the ruins
30 Dec
Alpacas grazing below the ruins
The garden at the house we rented
29 Dec
The garden at the house we rented

People

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Victor Delfin
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Victor Delfin