“You’re my first group in almost a year and a half,” our guide Alberth excitedly shared with my family as he greeted us in Cusco with his beaming smile. At every step along our 10-day journey across the Sacred Valley and Peruvian Amazon, locals warmly welcomed us with masks on and arms wide-open, anxiously awaiting the return of tourism. I’ll admit I wasn’t sure whether we were making the right choice to travel to Peru at this moment. It’s no secret that Covid has taken a hard toll on Peru; acco...