Ella's Adventures Blog
The islands built on bird droppings and mystery
The Ballestas Islands are sometimes nicknamed the poor man's Galápagos for its dense wildlife, this cluster of islands has archaeological remains dating back over 6,000 years and was once central...
The islands built on bird droppings and mystery
The Ballestas Islands are sometimes nicknamed the poor man's Galápagos for its dense wildlife, this cluster of islands has archaeological remains dating back over 6,000 years and was once central...
The oasis that used to be a secret
This small oasis, ringed by towering desert dunes, takes its name from a Quechua legend about a weeping woman who cried a lagoon into being and then, fleeing a hunter,...
The oasis that used to be a secret
This small oasis, ringed by towering desert dunes, takes its name from a Quechua legend about a weeping woman who cried a lagoon into being and then, fleeing a hunter,...
The salt pools worked by hand since before the ...
There are over 6,000 individual salt pools step down a hillside in the Sacred Valley, each one owned and worked by a local family, in a tradition that predates the...
The salt pools worked by hand since before the ...
There are over 6,000 individual salt pools step down a hillside in the Sacred Valley, each one owned and worked by a local family, in a tradition that predates the...
Three times the size of Machu Picchu, and hardl...
Here's the Choquequirao fact I can't quite get over. Often called Machu Picchu's sister city, it was built around the same period and is roughly three times the size, and...
Three times the size of Machu Picchu, and hardl...
Here's the Choquequirao fact I can't quite get over. Often called Machu Picchu's sister city, it was built around the same period and is roughly three times the size, and...
The valley that was one giant experiment
Here's the Sacred Valley fact that changed how I look at Inca terraces. The andenes cut into the hillsides throughout the valley are the most visible sign of the civilisation...
The valley that was one giant experiment
Here's the Sacred Valley fact that changed how I look at Inca terraces. The andenes cut into the hillsides throughout the valley are the most visible sign of the civilisation...
Older and bigger than Machu Picchu, and hardly ...
Every time Machu Picchu comes up in conversation, I think about Kuelap. This cloud fortress, built by the Chachapoya people, dates back to around the sixth century, nearly a thousand years...
Older and bigger than Machu Picchu, and hardly ...
Every time Machu Picchu comes up in conversation, I think about Kuelap. This cloud fortress, built by the Chachapoya people, dates back to around the sixth century, nearly a thousand years...