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LYXPLANET Editorial Team

Articles signed by the LYXPLANET Editorial Team are researched and written by the publication’s journalists and contributors, and edited by editor-in-chief Pablo Ortega. LYXPLANET explores the world beyond travel, with stories that blend history, culture, nature and science.
legend of cerro mavicure
America
LYXPLANET Editorial Team

Mavicure: The Hills That Weep When It Rains

In Colombia’s Guainía rainforest, granite hills turn into waterfalls with every storm. The legend of Cerro Mavicure says they are a princess’s tears.

arequipa-volcanoes
America
LYXPLANET Editorial Team

Arequipa, the City Its Own Volcanoes Built

Ringed by the volcanoes Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, Peru’s White City was carved from sillar, the pale stone their ancient eruptions left behind.