by Nico & Iza | Sep 23, 2023 | South America
QOYLLUR RIT’I FESTIVAL (THE BIGGEST RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN THE ANDES) Qoyllur Rit’i is the snow and star festival of Peru. It is the most important pilgrimage in the entire Andes. Peru is a Catholic country. Still, it is very much a syncretic one, meaning that...
by Nico & Iza | Sep 1, 2023 | South America
WHAT TO PHOTOGRAPH ON A PERU PHOTO TOUR ? (WHAT I MANAGED TO PHOTOGRAPH IN AN 18-DAY TRIP TO PERU) This year, I led an 18-day taylor-made photo tour in my country of adoption : Peru. The group of friends that I guided wanted an itinerary that combined most of the...
by Nico & Iza | May 24, 2023 | South America
WHY IS PERU THE BEST COUNTRY FOR TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY ? (AND THE BEST COUNTRY FOR A PHOTO TOUR) BECAUSE IT’S GOT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING! Peru is just one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. From the Pacific coast, the desert, the mountains, to the...
by Nico & Iza | May 19, 2023 | South America
SKI-MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITION IN PERU (LANDSCAPE AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IN HUARAZ) I’ve always dreamed of exploring the highest parts of the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru. Some of its peaks are legendary. Some are even considered as the most...
by Nico & Iza | Apr 4, 2023 | South America
THE FACE OF THE AUSANGATE (LIFE IN PERU’S MOST BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS) Today, I take you to one, if not my favorite place on Earth. A place where I spent a lot of time, because I guided many hikers there. Somewhere high in the Andean mountains of the Cusco...
by Nico & Iza | Feb 19, 2021 | South America
HOW THE PANDEMIC ENDED FOR US – COLOMBIA (THE SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, THE LOST CITY AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES…) December 2020. New lock down in Europe. The days were shorter, the weather colder, almost depressing… The Northern hemisphere was...
