As the scenery flashed by outside the window of the taxi from the airport, some of it seemed strangely familiar, whether it resembled a mishmash of other tropical islands I’ve seen before or if it was just the countless images of Cuba portrayed in books and films that I’ve watched, I cannot say for certain.
Chiclayo and Trujillo in Northern Peru was a blur of ancient civilisations, pyramids and royal tombs. Contrary to popular knowledge, Peru was not only about the Inca civilisation, there was a whole string of prior civilisations that left their own indelible mark on the history and culture of present day Peru…
My camera of choice for travel photography, the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and 3 lenses fit in my Billingham Hadley Pro with room to spare, a fraction of the weight of my previous Canon kit.
We were approaching Lima from the north, the road a thin strip amongst mind-bogglingly high sand dunes. The dunes were shored up with sandbags and wooden scaffolds, but it looked like a stronger than average breeze will send the whole contraption straight into the sea below…
There’s something about humans and their fascination with deep holes. At twice the depth the Grand Canyon in the US, the Colca Canyon of Peru has intrigued mankind for a very long time…
