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It is not easy to report on this issue - without too much being political or judging. But it must be at this time, because there is a lot to say. Please do not misunderstand. It is only the personal,…

The Peruvians, both men and women are of very small stature, all with pitch-black hair, no blondes. Their skin is burnt brown and tanned like leather by the ceaseless sun - always very friendly,…

What can I say?! As we venture out to spot them, we successfully photographe many of them: Pink and gray river dolphins, snow-white cow herons, river turtles, skull-head monkeys, colorful iridescent…

We fly from Cusco via Lima to Iquitos over the Andes to the Northeast region of Peru, where the enormous and famous Amazon River is located. It's damp and muggy when we get out of the airplane. In the…

We take a panoramic train to Aguas Calientes, a small village nestled in a very narrow valley that exists only because it is the gateway to one of the seven new world wonders. The landscape changes…

On the way back to Arequipa we pass a huge cement plant that would fit well into the apocalyptic movie "Mad Max". After returning, we fly to the very beautiful town called Cusco, the former Inca…

The tripod is now fixed, and we drive to the second-deepest canyon in the world, the Colca Valley, which goes down over 3,000 m. We do not actually see this elevation. We drive through the Cordillera…

Together with the six other photo enthusiasts, my husband and the photographer, Gunther Wegner (our professional photo coach) we take three flights - one right after the other - from Zurich via Madrid…