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Machu Picchu to reopen: Peru gets ready to unlock the world heritage site in November
Machu Picchu to reopen: Peru gets ready to unlock the world heritage site in November
By Natalie Chalk. PERU'S most iconic tourist destination Machu Picchu looks set to reopen next month.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 15 October 2020
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Living in Lima
Living in Lima
AFTER backpacking around Peru Natalie Chalk is hooked but finds teaching English in Lima to be full of surprises.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 2 September 2019
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Beach you to it: The sandcastles built long before Machu Picchu
Beach you to it: The sandcastles built long before Machu Picchu
FOR more than a millennia these sandcastles have stood on the beaches under the burning Peruvian sun.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 5 May 2019
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That’s one Titanic bin round!
That’s one Titanic bin round!
EVERYONE knows the Titanic sank after it hit an iceberg but it seems these dustmen refuse to believe.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 29 April 2019
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Insider’s Guide: Lima’s best picks from Limeños
Insider’s Guide: Lima’s best picks from Limeños
WHERE to next in Lima? Where to drink Pisco Sour? How about Ceviche? This is where the locals go!
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 12 March 2019
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Hans on guide to Lima: Zen drummer on the best live music spots in Lima
Hans on guide to Lima: Zen drummer on the best live music spots in Lima
ZEN drummer Hans Menacho shares his top live music spots in Lima.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 22 January 2019
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Tuk a ride on the Pan-American Highway
Tuk a ride on the Pan-American Highway
THE first time I heard a tuk tuk, I was like: “what’s the hell is that?” Then it shot out and was as colourful as a fruit cocktail.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 21 January 2019
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When in Lima make lemonade
When in Lima make lemonade
LIMA is a food destination. When Peruvians turn their attention to cooking the whole world groans in pleasure.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 16 January 2019
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Living and teaching in Lima
Living and teaching in Lima
AFTER backpacking around Peru Natalie Chalk is hooked but finds teaching English in Lima to be full of surprises.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 26 August 2018
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High drama in the Andes
High drama in the Andes
THE Colca Canyon is 11 London Shards deep and a must see for anyone visiting the Andes.
  • Natalie ChalkNatalie Chalk
  • 10 April 2018
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Chalkmarks is the creation of Natalie Chalk, a journalist and travel writer who has worked on the news desks of the MailOnline and the Daily Express. She has also contributed articles to The Big Issue, The Mail on Sunday, Guardian, Daily Express, Sunday Mirror, Women’s Health, TNT Magazine and others. In 2017, chalkmarks.co.uk was named a Top 10 UK Travel Blog. She has lived in Peru, Nigeria and Portugal. In 2018 she returned to London after travelling the world for 14 months, visiting 50 cities.

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