Peru wasn’t the wind of Atacama — it was heat, tension, and the slow grind of long climbs where your mind stops daydreaming and starts surviving. From Arequipa and the shadow of El Misti to the Nazca desert, this chapter from my 1986–87 ride is about the moments that test you — and the strange clarity that sometimes follows.

Read the full story: https://explorermikaelstrandberg.substack.com/p/peru-the-heat-that-breaks-you