Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
Peru Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Peru
Nazca
... . Whilst soaking up the first proper sun we'd seen in weeks, we were joined by a 'magician' who introduced himself as 'Tommy Cooper - Peru!!'. He may have had a full box of tricks but he was definitely a couple of cans short of a six pack. This of course ...
Day 24
... it all if we are bumped off) 3. Paint lines in the road are a waste of tax payers money here. 4. When flying on a trip to Peru make sure you take something to knock yourself out, spurts of sleep just dont add up well. 5. Gin and Tonic come in separate ...
Trekking Tarvits Deep In The Canyon
... preserved in an ice cave, which scientists believe was created during a nearby volcanic eruption. Juanita has been studied extensively in both Peru and USA to reveal a great deal about her age (around 12), mixed heritage, diet and her death by fatal ...
Exploring the naval of the earth
Today we started with a walking tour of Qosqo (as its known in Quechua, meaning naval of the earth). We saw an artisan market and visited a coca leaf product store. The guy from the coca store sat down to talk to our group for about half ...
Northbound and Down
... that I have no more friends coming down here to see me. The first month, I had Jon. The second, the Atlanta crew in Peru and Jess in Chile. I traveled through Bolivia by myself and loved being alone. Maybe I just miss home and my ¨normal¨ ...
Sayacmarca: The Inaccessible Place - Day 2
... evens out, passing high above an algae-filled lake to the right of the trail. Once again, we were lucky to see some of Peru's elusive fauna in the form of an extremely big bird standing on the lake's edge. One of the guides on the trail informed us ...
Die weisse Stadt Arequipa
Arequipa ist die zweitgroesste Stadt Perus und liegt auf etwa 2300 m in den Anden. Es ist eine sehr schoene Stadt, die herrlich gelegen ist. In der Naehe gibt es Volkane, am bekanntesten ist der Misti Volkan, ueber 6000 m hoch und in der Naehe zwei ...
We went down, down, down, the flames went higher
... invited to leave with the owners and tag along on their promotional tour in Puno and Cusco, the two largest tourist centers in Peru. This will probably mean some sweet discounts for us, which is awesome, since we blew thirty bucks on the mule trip. ...
The Nazca Etchasketch
From Cusco we shall travel to Nazca on a super luxury overnight bus. Let me say that again: "super luxury"! For once it was! We even had a meal on board, pillows, blankets and free head phones to listen to the movies, plus WiFi! Still obviously I did not ...