An exploration of classical horsemanship in Peru, tracing its European origins, seat-based riding principles, and the responsibility of preserving this living tradition through education.

Riding in the Andes asks for a different sense of time. This article explores why slowing down and letting go of control matters on horseback.

In the Andes, time does not announce itself. It stretches, contracts, and sometimes disappears altogether. Days are shaped less by hours than by light, weather, and distance. What matters is not what time it is, but what the mountains allow. Altitude changes everything. Movement slows, not by choice but by necessity. Breathing becomes more deliberate. Effort is measured differently. A journey that looks short on a map can take an entire day, while a long pause may feel essent

The Peruvian Paso horse is often described by its smooth lateral gait, but its true significance runs deeper. Shaped by Peru’s landscape, culture, and sense of time, it reflects balance, cadence, elegance, and endurance rather than speed or competition.

A quiet reflection on Peru—its people, landscape, and history—and how years of living between cultures shaped a deeper understanding of place and belonging.

Nestled deep in the Peruvian Andes against a back-drop of snow capped peaks, flowering meadows, deep crystalline lakes and abundant forests lays the enigmatic Sacred Valley, a place stepped in ethereal natural beauty and cradle of the once glorious and illustrious Inca Empire. This narrow strip of land running from the old imperial capital of Cusco to the mysterious might of Machu Picchu contains some of the best soil in the region, boasting extraordinary geographical and cli

Arturo Cavero Velázques, better known by his fans by the pseudonym “Zambo Cavero”, was one of the greatest exponents of Peruvian Creole...

Before 1969, the Peruvian Paso horse was a plantation workhorse and a traveller's horse, with constant selection pressure based on...

Pancho Fierro was an Afro-Peruvian painter, known for his 'costumbrista' watercolours of everyday life in Lima early 19th century.

In 1996, tourism in Peru was still in its infancy. The country struggled to polish its image abroad and convince the world that it was...