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Peru Travel Guide

Our Peru travel guide library: itineraries that survive the altitude, honest safety answers, Cusco and Machu Picchu logistics, and the food worth planning around. Written by the team that runs these routes.
The hummingbird geoglyph of the Nazca Lines in southern Peru

Nazca Lines Peru: How to See Them, The Ultimate 2026 Guide

The Nazca Lines are Peru's great desert enigma. How to take a Nazca Lines flight,…

Read the guide →Laguna 69 turquoise glacial lake in the Cordillera Blanca near Huaraz Peru

Huaraz Peru: The Ultimate Guide to the Cordillera Blanca 2026

Huaraz Peru is the gateway to the Cordillera Blanca: Laguna 69, Chavin de Huantar and…

Read the guide →Mancora beach on the north coast of Peru

Mancora Peru: The Ultimate Guide to the North Coast Beach 2026

Mancora Peru is the country's top beach town: warm sea, reliable surf, turtles at El…

Read the guide →Kuelap fortress walls in the cloud forest of northern Peru

Kuelap and Chachapoyas: The Machu Picchu of the North (2026 Guide)

Kuelap is the cloud-forest fortress known as the Machu Picchu of the north. A guide…

Read the guide →Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum near Chiclayo Peru

Chiclayo Peru and the Lord of Sipan: The Complete Guide 2026

Chiclayo Peru is the gateway to the Lord of Sipan, the Tucume pyramids and the…

Read the guide →Chan Chan adobe city walls near Trujillo Peru

Trujillo Peru and Chan Chan: The Complete North Coast Guide (2026)

The graceful north-coast city that is the gateway to Chan Chan, the Moche temples and…

Read the guide →The Maras salt pans in the Sacred Valley Peru

Sacred Valley Peru: The Complete Travel Guide (2026)

The Inca heartland between Cusco and Machu Picchu, home to Pisac, Ollantaytambo and the Maras…

Read the guide →The Uros floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca, Peru

Lake Titicaca: The Complete Guide to Peru’s Andean Sea (2026)

The highest navigable lake in the world, home to the Uros floating islands and Taquile.…

Read the guide →Sea lions and seabirds on the Ballestas Islands near Paracas Peru

Paracas Peru and the Ballestas Islands: A Complete Guide (2026)

The desert coast base for the wildlife-rich Ballestas Islands and the Paracas National Reserve. A…

Read the guide →The Plaza Mayor in the historic centre of Lima Peru

Lima Peru: The Complete Capital City Guide (2026)

Peru’s coastal capital of ceviche, Miraflores and colonial plazas. A complete guide to Lima Peru:…

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