It is common knowledge that most people visiting Peru for the first time (or not) choose to go south, on the route known as the "Gringo Trail". Such path leads them to the country's most iconic tourist destinations, among them the enigmatic Nazca lines, the stunning Colca Canyon and, of course, the magnificent Machu Picchu.
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MÁNCORA: NORTHERN PERU'S AMAZING BEACH
Last October I decided to start my sabbatical with a 2-week trip to my native Peru, as I hadn't been there for an extended time in almost nine years. Aside from visiting family and friends in Lima, I also wanted to do some tourism. This time, instead of going to the places I have been to in my last stays, mostly in the south, I knew I wanted to go north.
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