Cusco, Peru, ancient Inca capital, steeped in history and culture, base for many before exploring the Sacred Valley and the Machu Picchu, historic Peruvian City. Cusco is a truly amazing City, filled to the brim with Inca and Spanish history, stunning churches, artisanal markets and shops, museums and Inca and Spanish culture, local Peruvian markets and [...more]
Nestled on the Amazon River in the heart of the Amazon Basin, Iquitos is a bustling metropolis in Peru’s Amazon Jungle. Boasting a population of nearly half a million people, Iquitos has no shortage of attractions for nearly any tourist. A big city with jungle roots, Iquitos can offer what few other cities can in [...more]
For the outdoor adventurer, Peru holds within its boundaries a plethora of trails and treks. With a vast array of climates, land formations, rivers and jungles, Peru has something to suit the taste of nearly everyone with a grand sense of adventure. Depending on the physical shape you’re in and the time of year you [...more]
Peru is slowly becoming a tourist destination of choice. Although widely unknown to the majority of people around the world, Peru offers international travelers the chance to embrace some great travel experiences. There are so many things to see and do, it’s difficult to know what to recommend first. Of course, Peru is more than just attractions. [...more]
Next time you ask for a Snake Bite at your local pub, you never know, this might just be served up. Think that you have strong stomach for drinking? Then you probably haven’t tried Peru’s jungle snake drink. On the edge of Peru’s northern Amazon Jungle in a small Jungle town called Rioja (north of [...more]
Getting around in Peru is becoming a whole lot easier with a new Cusco to Puno bus route by Cruz del Sur, one of Peru’s leading bus companies. Paul Jones, a contributor to our Cusco guide takes a closer look. Peru has a really high standard of bus travel and getting to and from most [...more]
Just about every visitor to Peru is going to need to buy Machu Picchu entrance tickets. But with a government website that rarely works, and tickets not available for general sale at the entrance to Machu Picchu, just how do you secure your tickets. Paul Jones, a Peru package vacations expert takes a closer look [...more]
On February 13, the Embassy of the United States of America in Lima published a security message on their website about a ‘Potential Kidnapping Threat in Cusco’. Such a message is quite a scary thought for anyone travelling to Peru in the next few months. But what truth does the message really have? And, should [...more]
If you are thinking about volunteering in Cusco then this article is a must read. Every year hundreds of people travel to Peru to be part of many volunteer programs. Only a very few of those travellers are fully informed about what they are about to embark on, and many find out the real truth [...more]
I have lived in Peru for quite a few years now, and in that time I can say that I have visited quite a lot of museums around the country. Generally speaking, only a small handful of the museums I have visited I thought really worthwhile, with many of them lacking structure and information. For [...more]