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Be it learning about the four breeds of camels native to Peru or exploring the markets of Cuzco, this guide provides the best suggestions for getting the most out of your trip. The guide begins with a detailed account of the country - what not to be missed, Peru today, food and drink, land and environment, history, and the arts - followed by nine regional chapters. The area chapters start in Lima, proceed south through the Southern Lowlands and Southern Highlands, before turning inland to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. The trip continues back toward the North Coast via the Central Highlands, and Huaraz and the High Andes before ending with the Northern Highlands and the Amazon.Special features include walking tours along the famous Inca trail to Machu Picchu and the Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit, as well as city strolls through Cuzco and Colonial Lima. Additionally in-depth sidebars tell you about learning Quechua, volunteering in the highlands, visiting native artisans, and staying with local families. A detailed travelwise tells you how to get there and how to get around, with author-picked hotels and restaurants.
A guide designed for those who dream of exploring the magnificent Pacific coast, contemplating the infinite beauty of the Andes and immersing themselves in the boundless Amazonian jungle.
Peru offers all this "an enviable wealth of different landscapes and climates" and, hidden in the heart of forests, mountains and deserts, it also preserves the remains of ancient cultures in over 5,000 archaeological sites. The country's natural scenarios are unique and extreme, from the arid deserts on the Pacific coast, to the humid Amazonian rain forests, the highest navigable lake on the planet, and the imposing tropical mountain ranges. If for a visitor it is almost unthinkable not to see Machu Picchu, the expert authors of the guide provide a thousand other suggestions to immerse you in the colonial streets of Lima, be amazed in its modern neighborhoods overlooking the Pacific, and taste the regional food. And from sea level you can go up to 11,155 feet (3,400 m) in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire. Nature lovers will plan to explore the first UNESCO protected natural area, the Paracas Reserve, with its red sand beaches. Lake Titicaca with its floating villages is a sight not to be missed, and the Peruvian Amazon is the best kept secret of South America, with the last virgin forests on Earth.
Peru offers all this "an enviable wealth of different landscapes and climates" and, hidden in the heart of forests, mountains and deserts, it also preserves the remains of ancient cultures in over 5,000 archaeological sites. The country's natural scenarios are unique and extreme, from the arid deserts on the Pacific coast, to the humid Amazonian rain forests, the highest navigable lake on the planet, and the imposing tropical mountain ranges. If for a visitor it is almost unthinkable not to see Machu Picchu, the expert authors of the guide provide a thousand other suggestions to immerse you in the colonial streets of Lima, be amazed in its modern neighborhoods overlooking the Pacific, and taste the regional food. And from sea level you can go up to 11,155 feet (3,400 m) in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire. Nature lovers will plan to explore the first UNESCO protected natural area, the Paracas Reserve, with its red sand beaches. Lake Titicaca with its floating villages is a sight not to be missed, and the Peruvian Amazon is the best kept secret of South America, with the last virgin forests on Earth.