Peru

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The paragliding podcast, episode 5

In this episode we hear the top-landing tips of Kinga Masztalerz, why you should never fly with dark sunglasses and a pilot's escape in Peru.
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Sketchy launch on Artesonraju

Fight or Flight

“No one I know has launched a paraglider on belay before.” Christian Black pushes hard in Peru
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Yayamari, Peru

Flight from Yayamari

Ruth Jessop and the late Franz Schilter bond over basecamp biscuits on a trip to climb-and-fly a 6,000m mountain in Peru
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Paragliding in Paracas. Photo: Thomas Schwarzer

Throwdown in Peru

Paracas is home to amazing landscapes – and food. Alex Schweig and Tomy Schwarzer show us the way
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Paramotor

Mission air to air

Bastienne Wentzel speaks to those involved in a remarkable partnership between international botanists and paramotor pilots in Peru
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Miraflores, Lima, Peru. Photo: Thomas Schwarzer

City Slickers: Lima

In a pleasant grassy city cliff-top park in the Miraflores suburb of Lima, is a paraglider launch. This is true urban flying!
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Video: Paramotoring Machu Picchu

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On board with Olivier Laugero as he climbs out from launch above the start of the Sacred Valley that leads to Machu Pichhu. Photo: Olivier Laugero

Guide to Cusco, Peru

Flying in Cusco is a high altitude experience in the land of the Incas, with the magnificent site of Machu Picchu
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Xavier having fun at the dunes of Huamey on the coast. Photo: James Johnson

Friends gather to say goodbye to Xavier Murillo

Mark Hayman reflects on the memorial of Xavier Murillo, technical director and passionate, hardworking frontman of the Paragliding World Cup
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Xavier Murillo has gone missing in the Andes whilst flying his paraglider

The last flight of Xavier Murillo: By James ‘Kiwi’ Johnston

In a moving account James 'Kiwi' Johnston reports from Huascaran, Peru
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