The classic view of Machu Picchu: stone terraces and ruins along the mountain ridge, cloud drifting past the cliff edge.

Places I have been. Moments I have noticed. Stories I have chosen to keep.

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A Solo Trip Through Peru

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Cusco's Plaza de Armas and cathedral domes seen from above, the city spreading up the surrounding hillsides.

Cusco

The sun sets as a full orange disc over the Pacific, silhouetting the headlands south of Lima.

Lima

The classic view of Machu Picchu: stone terraces and ruins along the mountain ridge, cloud drifting past the cliff edge.

Machu Picchu

A newly married couple in traditional Andean woven sashes and floral confetti hold hands outside a church in Pisac, surrounded by wedding guests.

Pisac

The sun sets in deep red and gold over a river near Puerto Maldonado, the forest silhouetted along the far bank.

Puerto Maldonado

The town of Ollantaytambo fills a narrow valley between steep Andean peaks, terracotta roofs and Inca terracing visible on the hillside above.

Sacred Valley