Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
Peru Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Peru
Day Three of the Inca Trail
This is a top pick! Day 308 - Day Three of the Inca Trail After yesterday's Herculean efforts (OK, a touch of hyperbole there) we thought it was downhill from now on. While literally this was true (barring an initial ascent), metaphorically speaking this was not the ...
Flight to Cuzco
This is a top pick! I can“t even begin to describe how much of a world away Cuzco is from Lima. By the time I left Lima, I thought I would forever hear the sound of beeping cars. Everytime they turn a corner, switch lanes or a light changes colors, they beep! Now Cuzco ...
Heading Down
This is a top pick! So down we went. Having seen the direct route back down, I was hoping for a kinder decent. The Incas however had other ideas and inventively found ways to build stairs even on the most vertical surfaces. Where nature had taken away the Incas ...
No gracias!
This is a top pick! ... to the sentence 'No gracias', because this has been, without doubt, the sentence most spoken by us during our stay in Peru, especially in the city of Cusco. These words were mostly uttered to street vendors trying to sell us anything ranging from ...
Day Two Inca Trail
This is a top pick! Day two of the hike, we woke up at 5am to the sun rising and wild Llama“s and Alpaca“s grazing outside our tents. Sore, cold, still wet ~ we supposedly had finished our hardest day. It is amazing how fast a group of people can become close to one ...
Whistles and Decapitators
This is a top pick! Our short skirts, welcoming the first warm bit of sun we had seen for awhile, attracted lots of stares, whistles and comments. It was enough to send a grown woman racing back to her room for more clothes. Discount Without even really trying, we got a ...
Incas Galore!
This is a top pick! Greetings from Cusco, the Inca's capital city and tourist town extraordinaire. I arrived in Peru from Chile last Sunday. I was really pleased because I met two great English girls in Arica, Chile who had the same plans as mine and asked me to ...
Cuzco - Arequipa
This is a top pick! ... by bus in these countries (Peru, Bolivia, Indonesia etc) is our justification for flying. Either way we flew to Arequipa, Peru's second city, after being delayed a few hours. the concept of time and punctuality is weak in South America and if something ...
Election Update
This is a top pick! ... in Bolivia to nationalize natural gas reserves will likely raise prices for their customers, Brazilian consumers. One issue that Peru desperately needs to confront is corruption. We traveled for weeks in Chile, Argentina and Brazil and only met one ...
Titi, Taquile and Uros
This is a top pick! ... , but Tanja is only little, so that wasn`t too bad! Things I Learned * Lake Titicaca is supposedly shaped like a puma chasing a rabbit. * Peru has 57% of the lake, and Bolivia the other 43%. * The lake is 180km long and 61km wide and reaches a depth ...
Surprise in the Sacred Valley
This is a top pick! Finally we were off in the direction of my childhood fantasy, Machu Picchu. Emily, Tanja and I were in good company with Martin (Germany) and Julie and Maria (Denmark). Martin was acting as our tour guide and it was nice to leave all the organising to ...
Fly By
This is a top pick! Arrived in late from Rapa Nui and heading out early in the morning, so a quick nap in a hostel near the airport and we were away again to meet Julie in Cali, Columbia! - JJ ...
”Machu Picchu!
This is a top pick! The time had finally arrived. The most famous and visited of all the Inca ruins was only a 30 minute bus ride, or a 90 minute climb, away. It was time to visit Machu Picchu and see that famous vista for myself. Up in the bus Martin was the only one ...
Juanita in the freezer
This is a top pick! After Colca Canyon, we spent one more day in Arequipa to suss out Juanita, the frozen Inca sacrifice found at the top of Ampato volcano. Juanita Definitely one of the most interesting things I“ve seen so far, especially in the way of dead people. ...
Sun, Sea and almost Surfing in Mancora
This is a top pick! We arrive in Mancora, a small beach resort in the north of Peru, after a long bus journey and are glad to see the hostel waiting to pick us up to take us to the hostel. We then somehow manage to cram 4 people, 4 backpacks and numerous bags into an old, ...
**RECIPE** - Peruvian Civeche
This is a top pick! Not all 'ceviche' is created equal. First tried this on advice from Ivo in Paracus, Peru. It had been over marinaded so was cooked right through. Shame. Had lots of good ones since. :) If you fancy giving it ago, I can thoroughly ...
Passing Through
This is a top pick! Not much to write home about. The hotel was lovely, the cafe we had dinner was a great change from the food in Bolivia and the town was... well just a town. Expectin big things as we head north towards our dream of Machu Picchu. - JJ ...
Sandboarding Stacker
This is a top pick! ... of hostels and restaurants, and it became my paradise. One last go I had to choose between a tour to Islas Ballestas (Peru`s version of the Galapagos) or another sandboarding outing. I chose the sandboarding. Waking up in much better form, feeling ...
Nazca - Ica - Lima
This is a top pick! Day 317 - 318 - Nazca - Ica - Lima With our time in Peru rapidly evaporating, the pace required upping and so we left Nazca for Ica. Our chosen method of transportation was a shared taxi. We“d envisaged sharing with other travellers but as it turned ...
Oh the PAIN!!!
This is a top pick! ... the granny, who the conductor even called "abuelita" or little grandmother. At one point, a stinky man missing his front teeth (common in Peru) decided to sing for his passage and let go of the rail and leaned on me while he clapped in time to his song. ...
First Chicken Coach
This is a top pick! I was finally initiated into the joys of travelling Chicken Coach. Since my top priority was to get out of Yurimaguas, I had to venture out of the hotel room I'd holed myself up in watching American soapies and latino music. I found out where an ...
Islas Bellastas
This is a top pick! ... 'guano' (birds' droppings) produced by the seabirds was exported to Europe for use as fertilizer. For many decades this industry was Peru's most important source of revenue and out of everyone on the boat Dave was the only one who managed to get guamo'd! ...
Peruvian Food....
This is a top pick! As everyone knows, I love to eat, and Peru has a lot to offer! Last night Joanna and Clara took me to a gourmet Peruvian dinner that was amazing. There is alot of variety in their food. We ordered 3 different dishes, all topped flavorful mashed potatos ...
Change of plans
This is a top pick! ... . If we go to Bolivia instead, we are already moving in the right direction. To save even more time we are going to fly from Cusco, Peru to La Paz, Bolivia. This will save us about two days on a bus, and since the buses in Peru are the worst we have ...
Arequipa and more trekking in Colca Canyon
This is a top pick! ... . Our main aim for today was to sort a Colca canyon tour for the next day (as we’re getting short on time, who knew Peru was so big!?) and book our bus out of there following the tour. Once we get this sorted, a three course lunch at La ...
Men in Tights
This is a top pick! I had massive flashbacks to my aunt`s 21st birthday party, where my grandfather dressed up as a duke and wore tights with knickerbockers, when we saw a band of guys playing in our restaurant kitted up like Spanish Conquistadors. Sunbathing Someone ...
Punch Buggy "Peru"
This is a top pick! So.... It turns out Peru has more VW Beetles (original shape mind) than the 1990's. Some thought in the back of my head reminds me of someone telling me that the factory was moved to South America and kept churning them out. Consequently, this is ...
Back to Puno!!
This is a top pick! Our plan today was to try and cross the border into Bolivia and reach Copocobana on the other side of Lake Titicaca but the Lonely Planet let us down! Booooo! There were only departures first thing in the morning so we had a nice chilled out afternoon in ...
Our first stop in Peru!
This is a top pick! We“d been warned about several of the border crossings between Peru & Ecuador so decided to take the easy option and caught one bus which took us all the way from Loja in Ecuador to Piura in Peru! No exciting stories I“m afraid (although the mosquitos ...
Snow-capped peaks and glaciar lakes!
This is a top pick! ... thick and would like it thinner in broken Spanish! Paul discovered the delights of Cebiche which is like a raw fish specialty of Peru which he's developed a serious taste for and we basically spent the rest of the day getting sorted for our adventure into ...