A hiker battles high altitude and low morale as he attempts to scale a snowy mountain peak in Peru. —- There’s no way you’ll make it, you have no mountain …
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Max Olson
Max Olson
Max Olson is a travel writer from Tucson, Arizona, dedicated to showing readers the hidden travel gems of some of the world's most misunderstood countries. By the age of 25, he had traveled to Afghanistan, roamed Southern Tunisia looking for WW2 battlefields, and paraglided over the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia.
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When a traveler gets swept up in a street protest in Lima, Peru, a shift in the crowd forces him to be more than a spectator. The usually bustling streets …
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A World Apart in Villa Salvador — Peru’s Largest Slum
by Max Olsonby Max OlsonA traveler leaves the tourist trail to confront the realities of Villa Salvador a shandy town on the outskirts of Lima that is known as Peru’s largest slum. The condominiums …