Getting a few tips to point you in the right direction can always help! Here at the Only Peru Guide our Peru travel experts had a quick brain storming session, and came up with their 10 Must Know Travel Tips For Peru. 1) Don’t get travel sick on your travels! The mountain roads from Cusco [...more]
Most people taking Peru vacations are probably going to require 2 or more domestic flights. Unless you want to sit on a bus for hours on end, trying to get a few winks of sleep whilst the bus navigates winding mountainous roads – you are going to need to book a flight. Over the last [...more]
A tour of Lima’s revamped old quarter – founded 475 years ago – reveals how the Peruvian capital has managed to preserve its beauty. Lima’s historic old quarter is arguably the loveliest vestige of colonial times in all of Latin America. For 300 years, during the Spanish Viceroyalty, Lima was the most prized gem of [...more]
Rescue workers in Peru are trying to free nine miners trapped underground by a rockfall at a depth of more than 200m (650ft). The miners are receiving oxygen and drinks through a hose. But rescuers have so far been unable to get heavy machinery to the Cabeza de Negro copper and gold mine in the [...more]
Introduction to Lima Once reputed to be the most beautiful and cultural city in Spanish America, Lima was founded by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535. For the next two centuries the city was the political, commercial and ecclesiastical capital of the Spanish viceroyalty which also at one stage or another encompassed Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, [...more]
I have stayed at the Costa del Sol Ramada Jarvis hotel twice now, and as an independent female traveller travelling alone, it is of great comfort to know that it is directly opposite the airport arrivals exit. It was suggested that I could have hung out in the airport over night before my connecting flight [...more]
If you are into archaeological sites and specifically ´huacas´(sacred burial temples), it is worth visiting the Huaca Huallamarca located in the heart of San Isidro, Lima. It dates back to the sixth century and was used initially by the Huallas. It especially stands out because of the sharp contrast it forms with the modern buildings [...more]
Located in the district of Pueblo Libre close to the historic centre of Lima is the Larco Museum Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera). Founded in 1926 and housed in a vice-royal 18th century mansion, the Larco Museum showcases 3000 years of development of pre-Columbian and Peruvian history. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe 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]
Tourist bus operator ‘Inka Express launch a new coastal service from Lima to Nazca, including stops in Paracas, Islas Ballestas, Huacachina and Ica. Ticket options available, all included or partial. Check carefully with Inka Express to confirm what is, and is not included in the price. Full ticket option includes a night in a 3 [...more]