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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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The Real Peru

by Lamanai

If you wish to visit the real Peru and meet the real Peruvians, go North. You will see Peru world out of the Machu Picchu hype dreamland. There is a real jewel of the Andes, Cajamarca, the town which has been so important for the history of the entire South-American continent. Relax in Atahualpa's bath and enjoy the quiet of a colonial town intact by touristic boom.Also, do not forget to visit the desert towns and their pre-inca localities in the NorthWest of the country. Missing Huascarán up in the mountains could be qualified as a sin :-)))Enjoy! Go North and you will not regret!

Best place to see the sleeping Indian (Chiguata)

by p4trizi4

Chiguata is a nice village in a green area just outside Arequipa. Great for half a day, or a one day walk.From Chiguata you also have the best view to the sleeping indian on the Pichu Pichu. (see photo)On sundays you can also visit the church built with sillar. It is quite nice.You can reach Chiguata for about 20 soles by taxi or for 1 sol by bus. The bus leaves from Av. Mariscal Castilla, but it is safer to go to Av. Jesus (zoologico).On the way back it will be difficult to take a taxi, but you can take the bus or a "colectivo" to the zoo and from there you can take a taxi for about 5 soles to the center.

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Machu : Arrive before 5.15 AM - Arrivez avant 5.15

by Maillekeul

You will probably be the first on the site and will enjoy, if lucky, the sunrise over the Machu Picchu... Generally, if you do the Inka Trail, you will arrive a lot later - that means that the only way to arrive at that time is going to the Machu from Aguas Calientes (begin walking at 3.00 AM).Vous serez probablement les premiers sur le site et vous profiterez, si vous etes chanceux, d'un superbe lever de soleil sur le Machu Picchu. Generalement, ceux qui font l'Inka Trail arrivent plus tard. Aussi, le seul moyen d'arriver a cette heure-ci est d'aller au Machu a partir d'Aguas Calientes (commencez votre marche a partir de 3.00 du mat').

Cusco : Prom Peru

by Maillekeul

This is the tourist information office where you can know if the agency you're about to pay is a good one or not. Don't forget to go there before booking for a trek !C'est le bureau d'information touristique ou vuos pourrez savoir si l'agence que vous etes sur le point de payer est une bonne ou une mauvaise agence. N'oubliez pas d'y passer avant de reserver votre trek !Address > Plaza de Armas- Portal de Carrizus 250

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Cusco : Las Salinas de Maras

by Maillekeul

Take a bus to Urubamba, stop in Chichero (see my page about this city), and then take a cab (negociate the price !) to go and see the wonderful salinas of Maras (go and see my Maras page, if you don't feel like going there !).Prenez un bus pour Urubamba, arretez-vous a Chichero (je vous renvoie a ma page sur cette ville) et prenez un taxi (negociez bien le prix !) jusqu-aux salinas de Maras (si vous ne sentez pas d'y aller, faites un tour sur ma page Maras)

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Cusco : Choquequirao

by Maillekeul

You have to do this trek, better than the Inka Trail, according to many guides... Go on my Choquequirao page to see what you can't miss !!Vous devez faire ce trek, meilleur que le Chemin de l'Inca, selon pas mal de guides. Allez sur ma page Choquequirao et regardez ce que vous n'avez pas le droit de louper !!

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Amantani : Have a coffee at 6 Am - Un cafe a 6.00

by Maillekeul

On the Amantanil Island, on the main place, there is a bar that opens at 6.00 AM : after enjoying the sunrise, go there to order a coffee and drink it on the place !Sur l'ile d'Amantanil, sur la place principale, il y a un bar qui ouvre a 6.00 du mat' : apres avoir apprecie le lever de soleil, venez y commander un cafe que vous degusterez au soleil, sur la place !

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Peru from a different view....

by GIOVANNIBATTISTA

if you want to experience a different Peru' purely and mainly with no tourist, take a trip by boat on the wonderfull Amazon river. From Pucalpa to Iquitos 4 days journey which will change your life forever...!!!!

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Aguas Calientes

by chancay

Aguas Calientes is the place where a tour to Machu Picchu normally ends. If you have done the trail (and not only then) it is fantastic to relax in the thermal bathes of this little village (aguas calientes = hot water)

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Mancora and Punta Sal

by chancay

Very in the north already near the border to Ecuador you find some little villages with a lot of opportunities of beach vacations. There are several clubs, hotels, apartmentents to rent to stay some days at the beach. All the year highest temperatures...(not only near to the country of Ecuador but as well near to the aquator)

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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
  16. Huacachina Off The Beaten Path
  17. Pisco Off The Beaten Path
  18. Callao Off The Beaten Path
  19. Urubamba Off The Beaten Path
  20. Colca Off The Beaten Path
  21. Cajamarca Off The Beaten Path
  22. Tacna Off The Beaten Path
  23. Chincheros Off The Beaten Path
  24. Tambopata Off The Beaten Path
  25. Chachapoyas Off The Beaten Path
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  27. Máncora Off The Beaten Path
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  30. Ayaviri Off The Beaten Path
  31. Piura Off The Beaten Path
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  33. Isla Amantani Off The Beaten Path
  34. Cordillera de Vilcabamba Off The Beaten Path

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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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