For people who are travelling on a budget it is important to save money where you can without missing out on too much when you are travelling. One area of travel that people are always looking to save some money is when it comes to accommodation costs or hotel rates. Finding the cheapest and most [...]
Visitors should always keep a vigilant eye when visiting in Peru. Although tourist spots are generally safe, street crime is rampant, and tourists, with their pricey gear and often cash-loaded purses, are a popular target. The most important piece of advice is to blend in, and not to wear anything that even remotely suggests you’ve [...]
The Machu Picchu remains the country’s icon for tourist activity, but Peru’s numerous protected areas—currently a hundred strong, including privately owned and locally administered ones—are contributing just as much to national tourism. Traffic to these areas is growing by about 18% every year, according to local journal El Comercio. Sernanp, Peru’s national agency in charge [...]
For the traveller who is looking for a great trekking holiday that features both the beauty of nature as well as spectacular ruins from ancient times then a Peru Trek may be just the type of holiday you are looking for. Before you make the decision to go and book a trek in Peru it [...]
The Machu Picchu’s reputation does it justice—the kingdom that once ruled from its heights was every bit as grand as we now imagine. But other Peruvian ruins are getting far less attention than they deserve. Just outside Trujillo, a city some 350 miles north of Lima, lies the ruins of Galindo. At first glance it’s [...]