Peru

Browse 7 travel guides across 6 destinations

Iquitos, Peru

Iquitos Adventure Guide: The City No Road Can Reach, the Manatees of the Nanay, and the Real Cost of the Northern Amazon

A complete adventure guide to Iquitos, Peru — the world's largest city with no road access. Rescue centers, Pacaya Samiria lodges, canopy walkways, Amazonian food, and honest prices for the northern Amazon gateway.

Other Guides

Food & Drink

Cusco at 3,350 Meters: Market Soups That Beat Altitude Sickness, Guinea Pig From a Clay Oven, and the Pisco Rules the Inca Trail Forgot to Mention

A food and drink guide to Cusco, Peru: market breakfasts, clay-oven cuy, Sacred Valley day trips, pisco bars, and what to skip at 3,350 meters.

Culture & History

Lima: Where a Pre-Inca Pyramid Rises from a Traffic Island and the World's Best Restaurant Sits in a Seaside Mansion

A comprehensive cultural guide to Lima, from pre-Inca pyramids and colonial cathedrals to the world's best restaurants and neighborhood cevicherías. With specific addresses, prices, hours, and what to skip.

Peru

Culture & History

Peru: Vertical Country, Horizontal Time — A Journey Through 28 Microclimates and 5,000 Years of Civilization

Peru is not a checklist. It is a vertical stack of civilizations—28 microclimates, 5,000 years of history, and a food scene that tops world rankings. This guide maps the country thematically, from the 2026 Machu Picchu ticketing rules to Lima tasting-menu temples and highland festivals that never stopped.

Lima

Food & Drink

Lima Unpacked: A Food Writer's Guide to Eating Peru's Capital Like You Belong There

A comprehensive food guide to Lima, Peru, from the world's best restaurants and essential cevicherías to street food, markets, and neighborhood dining. With specific addresses, prices, and what to skip.

Cusco

Culture & History

Cusco: Inca Walls, Coca Leaves, and the Spanish Churches That Crack on Top of Them — A Culture & History Guide to Peru's Unfinished City

Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire and remains one of the most extraordinary living archaeological sites on earth. This guide walks Inca temples, colonial churches, artists workshops, and markets — with 2026 prices, honest Machu Picchu cost math, entry formalities, and the altitude advice you actually need.

Sacred Valley

Adventure

The Sacred Valley Before Machu Picchu: Where the Incas Tested Crops, Mined Salt, and Built a Fortress the Spanish Couldn't Climb

A complete Sacred Valley, Peru travel guide: Pisac ruins, Ollantaytambo fortress, Moray agricultural terraces, Maras salt mines, 2026 Machu Picchu circuit rules, Inca Trail permits, and honest daily budgets.