Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
Peru Slideshow
Top Hotels in Peru
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Casa San Blas Cusco
236 reviews -
Hotel Melodia Lima
14 reviews -
Qelqatani Hotel Puno
119 reviews
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Estelar Apartamentos Bellavista Lima
15 reviews -
El Marques de San Isidro Lima
1 review
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Casa Andina Private Collection Arequipa
200 reviews
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Plaza Hotel Ayacucho
9 reviews -
Casa Andina Classic - Cusco Plaza
172 reviews
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Los Conquistadores Hotel Trujillo
19 reviews
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Q'Armenq'a Cusco
5 reviews
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Inti Punku Lodge Hostal Arequipa
2 reviews
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Plaza Mayor Hotel Puno
33 reviews
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Sol Plaza Puno
67 reviews
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Don Carlos Hotel Cusco
25 reviews
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Antigua Miraflores Hotel Lima
232 reviews
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Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel
538 reviews
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Thunderbird Hotel Pardo Lima
27 reviews
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Garza Hotel Chiclayo
17 reviews
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Posada Nueva Espana Arequipa
77 reviews
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Loki Backpackers Lima
19 reviews
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Hotel El Balcon Dorado Lima
11 reviews
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Hotel Recreo Trujillo
9 reviews
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Maury Hotel Lima
25 reviews
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Hotel Jose Antonio Lima
68 reviews
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La Posada del Monasterio Arequipa
34 reviews
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Sol De Oro Suites Apart Hotel Lima
46 reviews
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La Posada del Puente Arequipa
38 reviews
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Casa Andina Classic - Colca Chivay
155 reviews
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NM Lima Hotel
40 reviews
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El Buho Hotel Puno
40 reviews
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Antara Hotel Lima
32 reviews
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Casagrande Hotel Arequipa
3 reviews
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Los Tallanes Hotel & Suites Lima
18 reviews
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Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa Urubamba
291 reviews -
Hotel and Spa San Augustin Urubamba
26 reviews
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San Agustin Riviera Hotel Lima
12 reviews -
Mariel Hotel Lima
378 reviews
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Sonesta Posadas del Inca Miraflores Lima
70 reviews
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Conquistadores Hotel & Suites Lima
37 reviews
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Sonesta Posadas Del Inca Cusco
74 reviews
Peru
Travel Blogs from Peru
Reed Islands
This is a top pick! Pounding on the door, the homestay "alpha male" woke us from a deep sleep. We enjoyed pancakes and some mint-like tea, and then made our way to the waterfront - with Aleja leading the way. We said our thanks and goodbye, and then boarded our boat. ...
Poncho Dancing
This is a top pick! ... much of their traditional culture. Their style of dress and their culture are quite a bit different than the rest of Peru. Itīs amazing what isolationism can do to oneīs culture. Wheezing and puffing and panting... we started our ascent up the ...
A bit of nature and history
This is a top pick! A little disappointed at not having another day on the boat, and cursing our luck with efficient transport (!) we arrived into Yurimaguas in horrible weather and were so impressed with the place we went straight to the bus terminal and got a bus to the ...
Islas Flotantes
This is a top pick! ... my finger on what it is about these Israeli girls that makes them look so different. We walk a few hundred metres into Peru. Following a tip from a sober Frenchman who had travelled for many years in South America, I have listed my occupation on the ...
The Poor Manīs Gallapagos
This is a top pick! ... visit Equador nor unfortunately the Gallapagos islands, we have come up with a cheap and dirty alternative: the Ballestas Islands in Peru. These Islands are just off the coast from Peruīs only coastal National Park, Paracas. Are the islands worth ...
Ollyantambo - a magical little town
This is a top pick! ... are still sitting on top of original Inca foundations and is supposedly the best surviving example of Inca town planning in Peru. Even the original doorways of noblemans houses from centries ago are still there and in use as entrances to peoples ...
Dodgy sandboards and wine tours
This is a top pick! ... by massive sand dunes and the plan was to go out in a buggy the next day. Ica is also the biggest wine region in Peru so we planned on doing a wine tour, and once we checked into a hotel with a pool in the sunshine Lucy in particular planned to lie ...
condors of the Colca Canyon...
This is a top pick! Arequipa....a beautiful modern city....striking colonial architecture....vivid colors...friendly welcomes...good food...a great hostel....but I want to go check out this canyon nearby...It's supposed to be over twice as deep as the Grand Canyon - I'm ...
Cusco and Maccu Picchu
This is a top pick! Finally we got the better of altitude and set off to fulfill a life long dream to watch the sunrise over the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu. Determined not to pay the $40 dollar bill for the tourist train to Aguas Caliente (the town at the foot of ...
Cusco - Alpachas, Lamas and Wonderful Clothing
This is a top pick! ... churches. A bit of a walk around to orientate ourselves and for Cynthia to give us her history spiel... she sooooo loves Peru and it's history... lucky shes so cute or shed be boring..hee... Then into a restaurant for a very late ...
Through Hell to Cusco
This is a top pick! So when I signed off yesterday, we had the world in our hands. Things were really coming together and we were feeling pretty good. That's always when things fall apart. The victory for the white kids was short lived. The super wow bus I referred to ...
The Lost City of the Incas
This is a top pick! DOMINIQUE HERE: Day : 303 Temperture : 17 degrees Weather : See for yourself!! Some info for those planning on visiting Machu Picchu if not doing the the Inca Trail. Most hotels / hostels in Cusco, and many more travel agencies will offer one or two day ...
Lima - overnight
This is a top pick! After a 6 plus hour flight from Houston, we arrived in Lima. What can I say, but "Interesting Place". We took a cab from the airport through some rather downtrodden areas and dark, sinister back alleys, finally relieved to find the ...
To Hell and Back
This is a top pick! ... With so much history, culture, and a variety of ecosystems, a visitor cannot help but be humbled by their time in Peru. Itīs difficult to choose a favourite moment from the trip; every moment has been so different. The traditional dancing in a remote ...
Captivating Cusco
This is a top pick! ... other journeys in that direction- for the foreseeable future. Despite being the biggest and most professional bus company in Peru they were pretty unhelpful other than giving us the initial information and basically said you're screwed! They ...
Goodbye Ecuador, Hello Peru
This is a top pick! ... the sky, tiny yellow birds with orange heads, and butterflies all the colours of the rainbow. And here I am in Country No 2, Peru. I arrived in Mancora, on the west coast of the country, after a tortuous journey through the night with little sleep but ...
The Amazon
This is a top pick! ... cooler weather. Info spiel following just for me to have when we're old (older..hee) This is the least populated territory in Peru, with only 600,000 people living in its 80,000 kM2 of jungle area. Its capital Is a riverside city known as Puerto ...
Wow! No Wonder this is a Wonder!!!
This is a top pick! ... new worlds. I am way smarter now about the Incas and have seen the proof of their amazing architectural skill. All of Peru is prone to earthquakes and they occur, in one form or another, on a regular basis. A huge one levelled Cuzco in ...
Do you know the way to Puno?
This is a top pick! Today was a travelling day. Nothing too exciting. We made our way from the Colca Canyon to Puno. I was intrigued with how many stray dogs I saw in the middle of nowhere though. We would be in an absolute desolate place and there would be a dog on the ...
Getting ready for a trek
This is a top pick! Huaraz is the jumping off point for all things mountain related in central Peru. There are 2 main mountain ranges, Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash, plus a number of other places such as Cordillera Negra and Alpamayo. We wanted to do some ...
More sun, sand and sea....and an update on plans
This is a top pick! ... Namibia, and any others that we have time to fit in would be fab. Gosh, what an adventure we are having! And still so much to look forward to!!!! Well, we will leave you with yet a few more photos of the beautiful wildlife and beaches of Peru, so enjoy. ...
BINGO! on the way to Lima, Peru
This is a top pick! Cruz del Sur, El Placer de Viajar en Bus. This bus was ridiculous. It was closer to a flight than any bus we had been on previously. We checked our bags at a counter (of course we could see them just put the bags outside to go under the bus, but ...
Henry and Jorge
This is a top pick! ... a better life somewhere, away from the corruption and limited opportunities in an over educated, yet under opportunitied country like Peru. Immigrating to Canada could be the answer, the dream that they both wanted. Sounded great – ...
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
This is a top pick! Day 1 It has been about 8 months since we booked the Inca Trail when we headed off to the trail start on 26 June, and other than Dad being a little apprehensive about how his knees would hold up we were all very excited. We were ...
Puno and Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... we are shown to represent Peru on the TV travel shows. The deserts were amazing and the colours everywhere wonderful - so yep Peru a definite win destination for anyone picking a holiday spot. I guess I must remind myself of the only negative ...
living on straw bales...Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! As if there was enough oxygen in Cuzco at 3400 m elevation, we move on to the town of Puno, right here on Lake Titicaca - which incidentally was just voted one of the 7 natural wonders of the world - with an elevation of 3800 meters...that's about ...
Ballesta Island and Paracas Tour
This is a top pick! Welcome to blog once again, This morning started with my short trip with Jessica in search of that rare Leatherback turtle shell. We left the hotel around 710 am and was able to find the shell within 15 ...
Arequipa and final thoughts on Peru
This is a top pick! ... towns have a centrally located teminal terestre (bus station) that has affordable and comfortable buses to destinations all over Peru. The buses are usually relatively modern with plenty of legroom, and sometimes an attendant serves onboard snacks as ...
Puno to Pisco
This is a top pick! Overnight in Puno - best Hotel of the trip, on to Pisco Market and then further on to Ollantaytambo. Buffet lunch in a beautiful ...
feeding the mosquitos...
This is a top pick! 5:30 AM in the boats to look for parrots on the colpa...that's a vertical river bank comprised of clay that the parrots gather on...they ingest the clay and minerals and it protects them from some of the tree toxins they will later ingest. I guess ...