Historic sites
Cusco
Cusco
The old Inca capital, at 3,400 m, with Spanish churches built on Inca walls, a UNESCO site.
Travel tips in Peru
Walks and treks
Huascarán and Laguna 69
Yungay, Áncash
The Cordillera Blanca is the highest tropical mountain range in the world, in Huascarán National Park.
Walks and treks
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Cusco
The classic Inca Trail is a 4-day, 43 km hike on original Inca stone paths from Km 82 in the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, passing Inca ruins, cloud…
Historic sites
Machu Picchu
Cusco
The 15th-century Inca citadel on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba valley, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Historic sites
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Ollantaytambo, Cusco
The fertile Urubamba valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu, with Inca terraces and towns: the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the Pisac market and ruins, …
Natural features
Colca Canyon
Arequipa
One of the deepest canyons in the world, with Andean condors soaring on the morning thermals at the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint, and terraced villages.
Historic sites
Kuélap
Provincia de Luya, Amazonas
A massive walled citadel of the Chachapoya 'cloud people' on a ridge in northern Peru, with hundreds of round stone houses, older than Machu Picchu a…
Natural features
Lake Titicaca and the Uros Islands
Puno
The highest navigable lake in the world, at 3,812 m, shared with Bolivia.
Food and drink
Lima's food scene and historic centre
Lima, Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima
Lima is one of the great food cities of the world: eat ceviche at a cevichería, try Nikkei and Chifa cuisine, and visit the Surquillo market.
Historic sites
Nazca Lines
Nazca, Ica
Giant geoglyphs of animals, plants and lines drawn in the desert between 500 BC and 500 AD, a UNESCO site, best seen from small planes on 30-minute f…
Natural features
Peruvian Amazon from Puerto Maldonado
Tambopata, Madre de Dios
The Tambopata reserve near Puerto Maldonado is one of the most accessible areas of Amazon rainforest, with jungle lodges, clay licks where hundreds o…
Walks and treks
Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
Qquea, Cusco
A mountain striped in red, gold and turquoise by minerals, at 5,036 m.
Tours and activities
Huacachina
Ica
A small oasis lagoon surrounded by huge sand dunes.