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The Hotel Monasterio (right) and a one-time convent next that the hotel owners plan to convert into a boutique property.

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Dispatches from Peru

The Hotel Monasterio (right) and a one-time convent next that the hotel owners plan to convert into a boutique property. Photo Credit: Photos by Michelle Baran

The Hotel Monasterio (right) and a one-time convent next that the hotel owners plan to convert into a boutique property.

The artsy San Blas district of Cuzco.

The lobby at the luxury Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco.

Jose, the owner of Hosteria Rumichaca Cuzco.

The sitting room at Hosteria Rumichacha Cuzco, a guesthouse between the villages of Urubamba and Ollantaytambo.

The Indian market and Spanish colonial church atop Incan ruins at Chinchero.

The “Backpackers” train in Aguas Calientes, taken from the front seat of the pricier Vistadome train.

Getting a postcard-perfect shot of an almost tourist-free Machu Picchu during a low-season afternoon.

Reporter Michelle Baran at the top of Wayna Picchu, the mountain that creates the well-known backdrop to the Machu Picchu archaeological site.

Girls in local dress at the market in Pisac.

Awana Kancha, a llama and alpaca farm and textile center in Peru’s Sacred Valley.

The dining room onboard La Amatista.

A medicine man performing a ceremonial ritual for good health and happiness.

International Expeditions' La Amatista.

Spotting pink river and gray dolphins on the Amazon.

Handing out school supplies to local river children.

George Davila, the naturalist guide on International Expeditions' La Amatista, with his piranha catch.

A sunny day on the Amazon.

Iquitos, the capital of the Loreto region, and the main urban hub of the Amazon.

There are many small and isolated villages along the Amazon River, on which these people survive.

Our guide shows us a rare anaconda while on a jungle walk.

A tree frog in the Amazon.

A three-toed sloth, one of the curious creatures many people venture all this way to see.