Peru

The beautiful town of Cusco and the picturesque surroundings of the Sacred Valley once the home of the Incan Empire is one of the most popular destinations in Peru and...

Peru is considered to be among the most diverse countries in the world. With over 1,700 species of birds, for example, it has the one of the world's most varied...

  If you are just coming to Peru for a vacation or with the express purpose of learning a new language, it always pays off to spend at least some...

The Colca river, one of the sources of the Amazon, starts high up in the Andes and carves its way down towards the Pacific. About 100 miles northwest of Arequipa,...

Bonnie and her husband Robert just got back from Peru, where they took on the challenge of hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. They sent us this great account...

Our third and final blog post on Peru's eleven UNESCO World Heritage sites includes these last five UNESCO Archaeological highlights. These are all places of great cultural importance in Peru....

Moving smoothly along with our list of UNESCO’s 11 World Heritage cities in Peru, here are the next three on the list.  All are cultural sites of architectural and cultural...

It is estimated that around two million people visit Peru each year, many seeking to experience the country’s beautiful sites of natural and historic wonder. Few countries the world over...

Semana Santa (Easter) is just around the corner, and all over Peru people are preparing to celebrate. Unlike the  relatively  low-key event that it generally is in the US, Semana...

As our line of work pushes us around the globe throughout the year, some of us at CAT have recently chosen to ignore the conventional wisdom regarding traveling with kids....

Peru has some of the liveliest and most colorful festivals in South America with many events taking place all year round. With a rich tradition of folkloric music and dance...