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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Indigenous people selling merchandise in Ollantaytambo, Peru.
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The clouds cleared just as we arrived at Machu Picchu, making all the rain we'd ridden through worth it.
The clouds cleared just as we arrived at Machu Picchu, making all the rain we'd ridden through worth it.
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The clouds cleared just as we arrived at Machu Picchu, making all the rain we'd ridden through worth it.
The clouds cleared just as we arrived at Machu Picchu, making all the rain we'd ridden through worth it.
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Lucky dogs taking a nap at one of the world's greatest scenic views.
Lucky dogs taking a nap at one of the world's greatest scenic views.
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Hotel Las Orquideas in Ollantaytambo let us park our rented Suzuki DR650s in their courtyard.
Hotel Las Orquideas in Ollantaytambo let us park our rented Suzuki DR650s in their courtyard.
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