by Luis Deza León (Author), Marco Rixecker (Author)
Northern Peru has often been described as the Egypt of South America. Between Ecuador and Lima countless archaeological sites, ancient cities and unexplored ruins await the traveler willing to deviate from the Pan - American Highway and to see more of Peru than Cuzco or Machu Picchu. Near the capital, Lima, there is a small town by the name of Supe. From there, a side road goes to the ancient city of Caral. It is thought to be the oldest city in the Americas and one of the oldest developed settlements in the world. There is Egypt. There is Mesopotamia. And there is Caral, in Peru, which is more than 5,000 years old ...
Author Biography
Marco Rixecker is the creator and author of the 'Blind Taste Cultural Guidebooks' which are derived from interviews conducted with "Locals & Protagonists" and from his personal observations and travel notes. For years he has traveled on historic roads and itineraries such as 'Route 66', the 'Lewis & Clark Trail' and the 'Pan - American Highway'. He is a freelance journalist, reporter, cook, writer, poet, singer and songwriter, and speaks several languages. And he keeps traveling the world. This cultural guidebook has been written with the Peruvian journalist Luis Deza Leon who, as a "local coordinator," can conduct and organize daytrips and overnight excursions to Caral and to the Supe River Valley out of his hometown, Lima. As an "international coordinator," Marco can organize these cultural expeditions hand in hand with language lessons, cooking classes and other services ... Email (Marco Rixecker & Luis Deza Leon).: contact.aulamundi@gmail.com