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Machu Picchu, lost city of the Incas, is Peru's main attraction, but its capital Lima also has its charms, namely having the best restaurants in South America. Our Peru travel articles are a mine of information on the Inca Trail and beyond and an exciting precursor to our Peru travel guides which will contain details of all highlights the country has to offer.

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Libertador Arequipa

"A luxury enclave on the Banks of the Rio Chili with excellent views of the surrounding parkland and the Misti Volcano."

Price from: 145.00 USD

Posada del Inca Yucay

"A converted 18th-century monastery in the Sacred Valley of the Incas; surrounded by gorgeous gardens and great for hiking and horseback riding."

Price from: 99.00 USD

Libertador Palacio del Inka, Cusco

"A luxury hotel in the heart of historic Cusco, with access to both ancient ruins and contemporary cuisine."

Price from: 245.00 USD

Articles About Peru

Secret Treasure of the Incas: Wildlife in Peru | Rebecca Ford | Peru | Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu

"In my dreams I’d been to the Amazon. It was a steamy world of luxuriant foliage, beady-eyed monkeys, jewel-bright birds and improbably large insects: a place where anything could happen – and frequently did. I had such high..."

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The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca | Yvonne Van Dongen | Peru | Southern Andes | Lake Titicaca

"As soon as they spy the visitors to their island a dozen children fling their small bodies at us and grabbing a hand each, drag the group back to their pre-school. There the teacher proudly shows us they can sing nursery rhymes in 10 languages. And..."

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The Tipping Point | Yvonne Van Dongen | Peru | Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu | Cuzco & Machu Picchu

"I’m ashamed to admit that I recoiled when I first clapped eyes on the couple on my flight. They were part of the tour group I was about to join. The fluoro-orange World Expeditions luggage tags were the brightest things about the pair who had a..."

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Overland Uncovered: South America | Mark Eveleigh | Peru | Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu | Cuzco

"Having backpacked through the region almost a decade ago, I was particularly excited about returning to South America, to see how an organised overland trip would compare to those days of footloose (if often undirected) solo wandering. We would be..."

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The Cotahuasi Canyon | Dominic Hamilton | Peru | other areas of Peru | Cotahuasi Canyon

"Everybody loves a good record. There's something about a ‘highest, longest, furthest, lowest, smallest, biggest' tag that immediately lends cachet and class to a person or a place. Discovery Channel has a series called ‘The 10 most...', magazines..."

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