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 Find the tourist... by SirRichard
You have mainly 2 options for visiting the jungle:
- South: in Puerto maldonado, not far from Cuzco. Most of the people doing the Machu Picchu choose this jungle, as is close to Cuzco and many agencies there offer stays in lodges and excursions for 3 or more days.
- North: You have to fly to Iquitos and there take a boat that will take you far from this town (2-3 hours by the river) to the National Parks.
Both options are OK, maybe there are some more animals around Iquitos, and there is more "deep Amazon", but Manu Park in the south is also a good option for a first visit to the jungle (is not the Amazon river, but very similar). Leave a Comment
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 Cuzco from my window by SirRichard
It deserves a 2-3 days visit, not only for its narrow charming cobbled streets and interesting museums, but also for the many ruins around that can be visited in 1 day tours.
It is also a good basecamp to visit the nearby ruins of Machu Picchu. Leave a Comment
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 Plaza de Armas by SirRichard
- Centre: all the area between the Rimac river and San Martín Square, including Plaza de Armas, Jiron de la Union, San Francisco Convent...
- Miraflores: the coastal neighborhood with residential houses and modern & international shops.
- A few museums here and there: Larco Museum, Gold Museum... those are far and you'll have to take a taxi
I spent 2 days in Lima, but left that for the end of the trip, as I had to be in town for my plane back anyway. Leave a Comment
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 Iquitos street by SirRichard
It is a tropical laid back town with many many moto-taxis, few cars (as there are no roads) and beautiful colonial houses with pleasant colours and marvellous tiles.
In its best times it was the capital of the rubber empire in the Amazon, big fortunes grew here, and big fortunes vanished. Walking along the streets you can see this town lived better times.
This is a good basecamp to join a jungle trip or spend a few days in a jungle lodge, or even just to sail up or down the Amazon river. Leave a Comment
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 At the beginning of the
trail by SirRichard
You can book it in Cuzco once you arrive, but recent visitors restrictions make it advisable to book in advance (at least 2 months) via internet. You mail the agency you choose, make a money transfer of 30% and pay the rest once in Cuzco.
Here are some well known agencies:
United Mice
SAS
Qente
Peru Treks
Andean Life
Inca Explorers
I did it with Andean Life (285 USD) and they did an excellent job! Leave a Comment
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 Machu Picchu by SirRichard
They are close to Cuzco (2 or 3 hours by train), so you'll have to fly there (buses take up to 30hours!) and dedicate at least a whole day for it.
A marvellous way to visit Machu Picchu is doing the Inca Trail (see next tip), a 4d/3n trekking along the Andes till the ruins. But you better do some training before you do it!
Entrance: 26 USD Leave a Comment
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 Me at the Bolivian side by SirRichard
To visit it you can do it from:
- Peruvian side: go to Puno and there you will find many tours to Uros Island, Taquile island, or even tours of several days around the lake.
- Bolivian side: cross the border to Copacabana and from there visit the Sun Island.
Sleeping in the lake (either in Taquile or Sun Island) is a really nice experience, is such a peaceful place (no cars in the islands) with endless wide horizons and quite interesting cultures and villages. Leave a Comment
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 A street in Puno by SirRichard
It is a small provincial town, nice to walk around an afternoon and an excellent place to buy quality alpaca stuff (pullovers, coats...), but it has no special tourist attractions. Leave a Comment
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 Inca Trail, Peru by butterfly_girlLeave a Comment Address: Along the Inca Trail in Peru.Directions: Near Cusco
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The most important museum to visit Lima and perhaps all of Peru, is the Museo de la Nación. This museum, housed in a large rather ugly modern building, is the home for many of country important ancient artifacts. There are scores of mummies, brilliant ceramics and textiles scattered throughout the museum.
The museum exhibits are set up in chronological order from the earliest Peruvian civilizations to colonial times. There are also several scale model exhibits of several of Peru's pre-Columbian cities. Many of the displays are labeled in English. I highly recommend that you visit this museum if you journey through Peru is extensive as mine was. I found that the museum gave me valuable insight into the timeline of pre-Colombian Peru that I was ignorant of before I began my trip. Because of my visit to this museum I actually made some excursions to some of the ancient sites in Peru that I would have otherwise overlooked.
It costs S/6 to visit the museum, which is open from 9am to 5pm from Tuesday to Sunday. Oddly enough the museum does not seem to have a website. Leave a Comment Address: Av. Javier Prado Este 2465, San BorjaPhone: 01/476-9878Directions: Southeast of the old centre of Lima
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