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educatorclaire

Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Quispicanchi, Peru

Rumicolca

The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Larco Museum's Erotic Art

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Sofia Perpetua

Added by Sofia Perpetua

Museo de la Coca (Coca Museum)

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

sushipoet

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The Not-So-Abandoned Town of Zaña

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.

chelowhite

Added by chelowhite

Cerro Blanco

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

San Martín, Peru

Petroglyphs of Polish

This set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Peruvian jungle could shed light on centuries-old activities in the region.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Paddington Bear of Lima

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

aRedLetterLife

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Casma District, Peru

Cerro Sechin

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

chelowhite

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Chinchilla Last Supper

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

Chris Kudrich

Added by Chris Kudrich

Huascarán National Park

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

chelowhite

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Rodadero Slides

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Tomb of Enrique Torres Belón

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

Added by slsteinb

Huaca Pucllana

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.

leiris

Added by leiris

Pizarro's Tomb

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Paracas Candelabra

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.

Added by kondorqueen

Pachacamac

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

Added by aburl80c

Provincia de Dos de Mayo, Peru

Huánuco Pampa

This remarkably well-preserved Incan city managed to survive the conquistadores.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Brain Museum

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Aguas Calientes, Peru

Inca Bridge

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Cerro de Pasco, Peru

San Pedro Cemetery of Ninacaca

A colorful Peruvian city of the dead.

serflac

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Provincia de Bongará, Peru

Yumbilla Falls

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Tambopata, Peru

Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Paucartambo, Peru

The Festival of Paucartambo

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.

Benjy

Kuelap Fortress

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

davarian

Added by davarian