"Peru gives you vertigo. Between the heights of Huascarán and the
beaches of Lima, there is a difference of 7000m. For this issue, we made
the jump with Mario Testino," wrote Emmanuelle Alt, editor-in-chief of
Vogue Paris in her editorial for the April 2013 issue. The photographer
introduced us to the enchanting contrasts of his homeland through a
high-color fashion triptyque, featuring three stories and three
magnificent panoramas, with three fabulous girls: the mountains of Cuzco
with Isabeli Fontana - our April cover girl - and Aymeline Valade, the
Peruvian coast with Kate Moss and the Nazca desert with Erin Wasson. It
was a chance for Mario Testino to share his memories and show off the
contemporary Peru for which he works tirelessly through his MATE
organization. From top tables to the shops, bars and cafés you need to
know about, the photographer shares his personal favorites as we meet
artists like Nobel prize for literature winner Mario Vargas Llosa and
learn about the artisan expertise that goes into locally woven
embellished fabrics, beribboned hats and fine embroidery. As the country
looks set to become the new Eldorado of South America, its greatest
ambassador shows us Peru, in all its blazing glory.
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