Peru

Our very own Montse spent 2 days at Machu Picchu, the Inca Capital. We did already highlight her Huayna Picchu hike in an earlier post and will today be sharing...

Machu Picchu is a magical place, there’s no doubt about that! Our favorite Machu Picchu guide introduced all of you to the incredible sunrise that can be seen from the...

Lake Titicaca forms a natural part of the border between Peru and Bolivia. At an altitude of over 12,000 feet, it’s the highest lake in the world and the largest...

With 3,000 festivals a year, Peru is a country that knows how to celebrate. Everything from religious rituals, vigorous dance-offs, flamboyant beauty pageants, and streets packed with local cuisine to...

´My first time in Machu Picchu was in 1965, when I was 7 years old, I was here. It was the perfect moment to decide that I loved this place...

The Coca leaf has a rich and important history in Peru. Visitors are mostly familiar with their ability to relieve altitude sickness, but locals incorporate these important leaves in so...

If there's one signature dish you absolutely must try in Lima, it's ceviche. Essentially raw fish, "cooked" in acidic juices such as lemon or lime, this tasty treat is usually...

Peruvian food has become rightly famous around the world in the last decade or so. An incredible fusion of the best of the Pacific Rim has to offer with strong...

No visit to Lake Titicaca would be complete without heading onto the deep blue waters, making a trip of its islands and learning from its many local traditions. During such...

Discovered entirely by accident in 1927, the Nazca Lines are ancient geoglyphs in the Nazca desert in southern Peru. With the larger ones stretching for several miles, they were designated...

The biggest city in Peru and with an impressive historic and cultural past, it comes as no surprise that Lima is also home to the largest number of museum collections...

The largest city in southeastern Peru and also known as Cuzco with a “z”, Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire and today still serves as the point of...