Peru has many great tourist attractions of which the most popular and well known is Machu Picchu near Cusco. However, many visitors don’t realize that Peru is actually two-thirds Jungle, and is considered to have the greatest bio-diversity on earth. Travel to certain parts of Peru’s vast Amazon Jungle is actually a lot easier than [...more]
Often areas rich in endemic birds are often close to historical centers of culture, such as Machu Picchu. This is because the local environmental and climate suit both birds and humans. Machu Picchu is located in the humid low Urubamba basin within the pleasant climate if the Vilcanota Valley that was the home of Inca [...more]
Our Peru Guide Editor Paul Jones gives his verdict on the restaurant Divina Comedia. I am a fan of great food (just ask my wife), and over the years I have been lucky enough to eat in many of the best restaurants that Cusco has to offer (Amongst many bad ones!). It is fair to [...more]
I visited Peru on the recommendation of a friend, I spent 3 days in Lima checking out the night life and also visiting a few museums. The museum of the people was pretty weird, it looked like a power station, the exhibits were not always in chronological order but they were interesting. The exhibit about [...more]
Arequipa is a vibrant bustling city, in the shadows of El Misti, the snow-capped volcano that is gently smoking in the background. Apparently you can hike up the volcano without too much difficulty, but not for me, I viewed it from the tour bus whilst gently munching on my coca leaves on my way to [...more]
Taking the plane from Cuzco to the Amazonias Lodge in the rain forest there are spectacular views of the river winding its way through the jungle. This is only the start of an exciting expedition that I have waited most of my life to do. When the plane lands you are met by your guide and [...more]
Llamas Domesticated in the Lake Titicaca region more than 6,000 years ago, the llama (llama glama), at 250 to 400 pounds(114-182 kgs) and up to 6 feet (2m) tall, was the largest domesticated animal on the continent until the Spaniards arrived with their horses and cattle. Historically used for the transportation of goods, llamas still [...more]
Cusco is full of history, traditional and legend, it is often difficult to know where facts end and myths begin. Archeological records show that the region was occupied by other advanced cultures prior to the Incas, and carbon dating shows inhabitants in the area as early as 20,000 B.C. Cusco was inhabited by small local [...more]
The Cusqueña Art movement, which worked mainly in oils and blendes indigenous and Spanish iconography, was limited to the Cusco region in the sixteenth century, but during the seventeenth century it spread to Titicaca and Bolivia, after which much of its technique was developed and elaborated. By the eighteenth century the style had been disseminated [...more]
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