Lima

Explore the must-see sights of Lima, Peru with our comprehensive travel guide. Uncover the city’s top attractions, luxury accommodations, and authentic vibrant culture

Health and Vaccination Information For Peru

YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required upon arrival if traveling from an INFECTED AREA ...

Peru twentieth century

Modern Peru is generally considered to have been born in 1895 with the forced resignation of General Caceres. However, the ...

Peru festivals, celebrations and festivities on August

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The Tourist Police

If you're unlucky enough to have anything stolen, your first port of call should be the tourist police ( policia ...

Puno, Titicaca lake: travel to Bolivia and Peru

Altitude 3,827 meters (12,500 feet) a.s.l. Population 91,877 inhabitants in the city Puno, on the banks of Lake Titicaca - ...

Nazca Lines Travel

The Peruvian coast goes from the border with Ecuador on the North to the border with Chile on the South ...

Inca Trail Map

An Inca Trail Map could very helpful; we give you some information about it. The Inca Trail that links the ...

PERU TERRORISM

Terrorism is much less of a problem in Peru these days than it was in the 1980s and 1990s. You ...

Cusco Music

The Cusco music and the dance has its origins defined by the term taki, for the Incas, it was pentatonic ...

Getting Around

Most Peruvians get around the country by bus, as these go just about everywhere and are extremely good value. However, ...

Cajamarca

Cajamarca is located in the northern highlands of Peru and is the capital of the Cajamarca region. It is approximately ...

PERU TELEPHONES

With a little patience you can make international calls from just about any town in the country. In recent years ...

PERU CRIME AND PERSONAL SAFETY

The biggest problem for travellers in Peru is, without a doubt, thieves, for which the country has one of the ...

THE 1970 AND 1980

After twelve years of military government the 1980 elections resulted in a centre-right alliance between Acción Popular and the Popular ...

The Inca religion

The Inca religion was easily capable of incorporating the religious features of most subjugated regions. The setting for beliefs, idols ...

CUSCO AIRPORT

Velazco Astete, Cusco Airport is located in the region and province of Cusco, in District of Wanchac, San Sebastian to ...

DRINKING IN PERU

Beers , wines and spirits are served in almost every bar, café or restaurant at any time, but there is ...

IQUITOS AIRPORT

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT "COLONEL FAP. Francisco Secada Vignette" IQUITOS International Airport Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta (IATA: IQT, ICAO: SPQT) is ...

PERU WHITE GOLD

In recent decades, poverty and the promise of a better life has not only led thousands of Peruvian peasants down ...

PERU THEFT

The dangers of pickpockets and robberies cannot be over emphasized, though the situation does seem to have improved since the ...

PERU FACTS

General Information Peru Facts Peruvian Flag: National name: República del Perú CAPITAL: Lima (founded on 1535) SURFACE AREA: With an ...

Nazca Lines Facts

Little is actually known about Peru’s Nazca Lines. These Nazca Lines Facts will give you helpful visitor insight and help ...

Nazca Lines Map

The Nazca Lines are ancient geoglyphs which are located in Pampas of Jumana in the Nazca Desert, between the towns ...

Rainforest Facts

The Amazon is often referred to as the “Lungs of the World”, and in Peru, this tropical region covers nearly ...

Rainforest Weather

Unsurprisingly, the rainforest weather is mostly hot and humid. Rainfall levels in the Amazon rainforest actually distinguish weather differences throughout ...