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Motorcycling Peru: See the thrilling ride through the Sacred Valley of the Incas

Peru's Highway 28B climbs through the Andes on winding roads with (mostly) good blacktop.
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Chatting with some of the many construction workers on Peru's Highway 28B.
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Learning to live with mud on Camino a Santa Teresa, Peru.
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Cruising through towns in Peru's Sacred Valley on motorbikes often felt like time travel to the 1920s.
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Cruising through towns in Peru's Sacred Valley on motorbikes often felt like time travel to the 1920s.
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The road to Santa Teresa, Peru, presented challenges including rough cliffside roads and seemingly neverending construction zones.
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Rain clouds ahead: Light rain was inescapable in the Andes during December 2024, late spring in Peru.
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Mummy at Lima's Museo Oro del Peru y Armas del Mundo.
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Alpacas galloping free on the highway is a common sight in Peru's Sacred Valley of the Incas.
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Indigenous people selling merchandise in Ollantaytambo, Peru.
Ray Stern/The RepublicThe clouds cleared just as we arrived at Machu Picchu, making all the rain we'd ridden through worth it.
Ray Stern/The RepublicThe clouds cleared just as we arrived at Machu Picchu, making all the rain we'd ridden through worth it.
Ray Stern/The RepublicLucky dogs taking a nap at one of the world's greatest scenic views.
Ray Stern/The RepublicHotel Las Orquideas in Ollantaytambo let us park our rented Suzuki DR650s in their courtyard.
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