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Museos - Museums   Lima

Museos - Museums, Lima

 8 Reviews  Lima is by excelence, a city of museums. With more than 50 museums in the city, the best ones in Peru are located here. From public to private and from general to specialized museums, visiting them... 

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Sacred Valley   Cusco

Sacred Valley, Cusco

 10 Reviews  Our horseback ride from Urubamba up past the salt terraces to Maras and Moray was the best adventure of our entire visit to Peru, For a mere $US60 a person, Rancho Casa Hospedaje supplied a... 

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Inca Trail   Machu Picchu

Inca Trail, Machu Picchu

 16 Reviews  Stumbled across a really great way to see machu Piccu and to see some authentic Peruvian life along the way. Some friends found a Dutch guy in Cusco who arranges tours on behalf of a Coffee... 

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Las Salinas de Maras   Cusco

Las Salinas de Maras, Cusco

 4 Reviews   This was definitely one of the more bizarre sights we saw on our trip to the Sacred Valley! A huge salt mine carved out of the hillside, with terrace after terrace of mini salt-pans spread out in... 

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Ruins   Machu Picchu

Ruins, Machu Picchu

 13 Reviews  We can upon these impressive ruins which were only rediscovered in 1941 enroute to the Sun gate as you can see from my photo restoration work in going on using techniques which are as ancient as the... 

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San Blas   Cusco

San Blas, Cusco

 7 Reviews  Well San Blas isnt too off the beaten path but its somewhat of a walk if you want to get there from the Plaza de Armas. Of course we did do a bunch of stops by the time we got here. But I think San... 

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Moray   Cusco

Moray, Cusco

 3 Reviews   Moray was one of the more unusual Inca sites we visited. It's basically a series of big, circular terraces in the middle of nowhere, with an out-of-this-world quality about them. These formed an... 

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Machu Picchu   Cusco

Machu Picchu, Cusco

 3 Reviews  Being in Cuzco, Machu Picchu - South Americas most famous place - of course is on your list of places where you must go! . Looking on the most common photos you see behind Macchu Picchu the steep,... 

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La Huaca Esmeralda outside of Trujillo

by Paul2001

La Huaca Esmeralda, located in the northern suburbs of Trujillo, is a beautiful temple well worth visiting. It is essentially a satillite temple of the Chan Chan complex, located further north. La Huaca Esmeralda was built between the 12th and 13th centuries by the Chimu Empire. The temple was only discovered and excavated in 1925. Today it is particularly noteworthy for it stunning facade and colourful mosiacs. The outside adobe walls where destroyed over the centuries by the elements and little of them remain. It is possible to take a minibus to La Huaca Esmeralda from Trujillo on your own however I visited on a bus tour that included the Chan Chan complex.

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Stay in Peru

by Arc86

hawkhead:Thank you very much!Actually I'm just gonna be there as a tourist - I think. I'm gonna visit a language school which takes 5 months. Well maybe the school can help me with a special visum, so I don't have to fly to Ecuador or Chile after 3 months.I really hope I don't need to buy a return ticket, because I plan to travel to some other South American countries after I finished my school in Peru. Because I really don't know how long I want to travel there, I wouldn't like to book a fix return date.

Alpaca farm

by MiRod.LLC

If you like Alpaca's then go to a farm. We were able to pet and feed them. They also may tourists items for purchase. they are expensive here. You can find much less expensive deals in town at local markets.

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Salinas de Maras Cusco-How to do it?

by alfonso_hernani

If I want take advantage of the time and tours. I take a day tour that includes Chinceros, if I do that, then I'll arrive to Chinchero 6pm. Is there a place to sleep and go to Salinas the next day? and when I finish, I can take one bus of the tours way back to cusco. Then take advantage of the travel to Chincheros, only if there a place to sleep in Chincheros...Does somebody know about it?

Between Cuzco and Ollataytambo

by calcaf38

At the beginning of our train adventure (see transportation tips), the train stopped for one hour in the middle of nowhere. After a while, the crew let us disembark, and the whole trainload invaded the little shack of an imperturbable old lady who was cracking corn and roasting guinea pigs. It was very Fellini or Buñuel. All of us clowns with our cameras and our guidebooks, and she with her kettles and her hauteur.

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As high as a kite and as cold as ice

by Dominiques

Since there were strikes and roadblocks when we visited Peru, we had to take a detour through the mountains to get from Arequipa to Puno. We had the get up in the middle of the night (not quite a problem, being an insomniac), but fortunately the splendour of the Andes mountains made the little rest we got worth the while. Here you see two pictures take above 5000 metres. On the second you see a little herd of vicuña's. Since the air was thin as a razorblade, the cold felt terrible. On the first one you can see green rocks, if you take a good look. These are actually not rocks, but plants.

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watch out for the ants!!!

by mariska00

After a short flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado. Spent a few days at the Tambopata lodge. We had a few jungle walks and learned right away to tuck your pants in your socks...cause the ants are very painful...

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Visit Manu Biosphere Reserve and National Park

by bsfreeloader

Nearly half the size of Switzerland and encompassing almost two million hectares of virgin cloud forest and rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve and National Park is one of the best places to experience the Amazon Rainforest. Home to more than 20,000 species of vascular plants, 1200 species of butterfly, 1000 species of birds, and 200 species of mammals, the flora and fauna in Manu is nearly unbeatable. On a seven-day trip, and without making any special effort, our group saw nearly 150 species of birds and numerous other critters including seven species of monkeys, white caiman, capybara, and the endangered black caiman and giant otter. We missed out on jaguars, but the giant cats are seen on one out of every three trips to Manu. If you go, be sure to fly either in or out. The view of the jungle (and the harrowing Indiana Jones-type flying experience) will be highlights of your trip.

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Casinelli's Museum in Trujillo

by Paul2001

Casinelli's Museum is probably the most unusually situated museum any traveller will come across. This is for the fact that it is actually underneath a gas station. To enter you must go to the rear door where you will meet an attendent who will show you around the museum. Inside is a marvelous collection of ceramics from all of the ancient civilivations throughout Peru's rich history. The collection is particularly strong is works from the Mochica and Chavian periods. The museum also has more modern pieces and I was shown two works by Joan Miro, the great Spanish artist. There are also a pair of mummies inside and other artifacts such as silverware that can be seen. I was escorted by an elderly man who did not speak any English, my Spanish being limited, it was an enjoyable visit just the same. I believe that the old man was actually Senor Casinelli himself but I understand this is a...

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Qenko

by traveldave

Qenko is a small Inca ruin in the hills about two and a half miles (four kilometers) north of Cuzco.Qenko, which means "zigzag" in Quechua, consists of a large rock that is covered with carvings and zigzagging channels that gave the site is name. There are also tunnels under the rock that can be explored, and a cave with altars hewn out of the rock walls.

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Hostal Rumi Punku  Cusco

 7 Reviews and 486 Opinions  Very nice hotel including all amenities, even wi-fi. Recommend the tours booked via Sergio at the... 

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Off The Beaten Path: Cities in Peru
  1. Lima Off The Beaten Path
  2. Cusco Off The Beaten Path
  3. Machu Picchu Off The Beaten Path
  4. Arequipa Off The Beaten Path
  5. Iquitos Off The Beaten Path
  6. Cuzco Off The Beaten Path
  7. Puno Off The Beaten Path
  8. Aguas Calientes - Machupicchu Off The Beaten Path
  9. Nazca Off The Beaten Path
  10. Trujillo Off The Beaten Path
  11. Puerto Maldonado Off The Beaten Path
  12. Ica Off The Beaten Path
  13. Lago Titicaca Off The Beaten Path
  14. Huaraz Off The Beaten Path
  15. Aguas Calientes Off The Beaten Path
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Q:  We will be traveling in Dec. can only spend about 6 days in Peru. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to best use our time. ... 

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A: Firstly, if you stay on the coast, be prepared for heat and humidity. If you go inland, be prepared for altitude. I imagine you will be arriving first off in Lima? Six... 

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