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2026 Earrings of the Moche culture, 300 - 700 AD, Larco Museum, Lima One of my most emotional, profound, and daunting journeys was to Peru. It is a vast, overwhelming country. It encompasses three climatic zones: the *Costa*—also known as the coastal desert—the cool, alpine Andean highlands (*Sierra*), and the hot, humid Amazon rainforest (*Selva*). Each of these three regions presents a challenge in its own right. They beckon with magnificent landscapes, yet push me to my ph