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Benjy

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

Currently working as a reporter in Medellin, Benjy has taken the slow travel approach to get his kicks. Before Colombia he lived in the Peruvian Andes, where he learned Spanish apprenticing in a carpentry shop. He's a Vanderbilt creative writing graduate and a jungle boy at heart.

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The Festival of Paucartambo

Paucartambo, Peru

The Festival of Paucartambo

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Bolivia's Witch Market

La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia's Witch Market

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Choquequirao, Peru

Peru

Choquequirao, Peru

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

Machu Picchu.

Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

El Peñon de Guatape

El Peñol, Colombia

El Peñon de Guatape

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

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