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- Lima
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- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
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- Population
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Peru Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Peru
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 ...
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 ...
Mighy Incas & Their Descendents the Super Porters
This is a top pick! ... But Machu Picchu lay undiscovered until the early 1900s when a young American man named Hiram Bingham fell in love with Peru and explored Inca civilisations a little more. Like most important discoveries, he stumbled on Machu Picchu when he was looking ...
After 9 years of yearning...
This is a top pick! ... Peru. Or maybe it´s because after so many years of wanting to come down here, I´ve built up my expectations and subsequently put Peru on a pedestal. But at this point, to me, Peru is Lima... and Lima is just another big city. With that said, I ...
Ancient Capital of the Incas
This is a top pick! ... ate in Arequipa. I eat some beef kebabs with tatties and veg, and its a long time since I´ve eaten such tough meat. Maybe Peru can´t raise cattle like the Chileans or Argentinians, and I´m actually eating camelid? We decide its not bad enough to bother ...
Made it to Cusco
This is a top pick! We set off from Puno not a moment too soon. I was up half the night short of breath and finaly made my way downstairs (as they turn the elevator off at night - along with all the hall lights) to get a few cups of Coca tea. I was fearing that ...
Okay Waykis!!!
This is a top pick! ... day since arriving in Peru. That´s not to say the sandboarding wasn´t brilliant, but it now feels like I´m experiencing the Peru I envisioned before coming down here. We left Arequipa, via mini-bus, for the Colca Canyon. Since we were climbing to ...
I'll have an Inka cola with my guinea pig please.
This is a top pick! ... for more culture and for a rather special meeting. 5 years before me, Mom and Dad in Montana had an exchange student from Peru called Alejandro. Now I had heard about him and seen his picture on the wall. But never met him. Time to do something about ...
A million steps to the city in the clouds...
This is a top pick! ... of the trip was doing a two-day hike to visit spectacular Incan city of Machu Picchu. It remains an absolute must when visiting Peru (or South America!) so of course we put it on our itinerary. The city is deep in the cloud forests and winding valleys ...
Miraflores - nice end to an expedition
This is a top pick! Staying in the lap of luxury for a couple of days is definitely my idea of ending an expedition, even if we did duck out early. We walked along the cliffs of the beach to the nearby Larcomar shopping center, which is built right into the ...
Last day in Peru
This is a top pick! ... Rafael Larco Herrera. This museum, according to the Lonely Planet, has a very good collection of potteries from every known early civilizations in Peru, but do you think that is the reason I came all the way here, NOT. I am here to see the Erotic ...
Colonial city
This is a top pick! ... plaza is a broad quadrangle of collonaded buildings and is one of the most beautiful town squares I´ve seen. It makes me think Peru certainly has an extreme mix of nasty and nice. Today there is a loud military parade taking place, and Rachel and I take ...
NHL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS (an abuse of this blog)
This is a top pick! STEVE SAYS... I haven´t been able to watch hockey for the past 2 months. Usually this would be difficult for me, but since the Bruins once again missed the playoffs, I´m just fine with it. However, I´m still in shock that Dave Lewis got a vote of ...
Gradual ascent towards the heavens
This is a top pick! Night bus!!! These are the two words in the English language, that make me cringe. I have never had a good experience on a night bus, and yesterday/today was no exception. The idea was to take an 8 hour bus from Nasca to Arequipa. First off, the ...
Cusco again due to strike / Leg healing nicely
This is a top pick! It seems the farmers strike/revolt has shut down pretty much all traffic in and out of Cusco. We are being told that there are rock barriers built on the roads to stop all the traffic entering and leaving. One of our crew was supposed to take a ...
Shiny boots in Piura, Peru
This is a top pick! ... Ten miles is as far as one hundred, or a thousand. The world is big. The world is tiny. It's time to go to Lima. Quantifiable Summary Bus from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Piura, Peru: 10 hours, $10. One day of internet: About 3 soles/hour. Still ...
Now in Cuzco
This is a top pick! Ello! Just before leaving Lima we enjoyed some good chicken, some cocktails and a windowless taxi ride home!! managed to sort out a bus to Cuzco, and were told it was going to be 23 hours, thought this was a bit much as the first bus company could ...
Some Pictures from Perú
This is a top pick! Here are some photos from Dad and I's ongoing trip in Perú. Will I figure out how to write this trip into an entry? We'll see. First, I have to find ...
Huayhuash Circuit Trek
This is a top pick! Day 1: Huaraz to Quartelhuain I woke up at 4am this morning wondering why I was doing another trek! Always an early start which isn't my favourite thing! We were very organised and already packed so we were up, dressed and out within 20 minutes. ...
The Poor Mans Galapogas
This is a top pick! ... . The day was finished of with stop off at a tiny fishing community and a gorgeous meal of fresh Ceviche the national dish of Peru. Its a salad made with raw fish which is marinated in lemon or other citrus juice together with salt, chilies, onions, and ...
Finding Food, Wine and Friends in Lima
This is a top pick! ... of flying to Lima, and were interested to hear of our tales on the bus. So now we have just under two weeks before our flights leave for the Galapagos, and so we have decided to head to northern Peru and hit the beach for 10 days......ah it's tough! ...
Cusco - Day 3
This is a top pick! ... sort of demonstration every week, but not on this scale. One woman I spoke with said a Peruvian man told her that what Peru needed was a revolution. There are a lot of Che Guevara shirts and posters around here. And we're right next to Bolivia. So ...