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…
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…
I left my job as an advertising Creative Director in August 2012 to travel Africa and South America for a year with my wife, documenting these beautiful places with my Fuji X-Pro1. View the rest of my RTW adventures on Handcarry Only and follow me on my journey by subscribing/following/bookmarking.
Inca Steps Mud squelched under my feet as I trudged ahead in the pitch black. The rain had been steadily picking up in the past ten minutes, an increasingly urgent patter off the brim of my hat, the plastic poncho I had on crackling noisily with each step. My…
