Peru Travel October 2011 Archive

There are plenty of museums in Peru; so many, in fact, that it's easy to suffer from "not another museum" syndrome. If you're heading along the north coast of Peru, fight ... Read More

Competitors have arrived in the Central Andes for round six of the World Downhill Skateboard Tour. The event, dubbed the Copa de los Andes, will take place in the town ... Read More

If you're going to Peru in November, take a quick glance at the month's major festivals and events -- there's a good chance that you might be passing through a ... Read More

Here's a quick heads-up for anyone crossing the Peru-Chile border between Tacna and Arica. According to a recent blog post on Jack and Jill Travel the World, some Peruvian colectivo ... Read More

Altitude sickness is a strange condition. It has no respect for physical fitness or mental toughness; it strikes seemingly at random, laying some travelers low while others barely feel a ... Read More

If you're heading to Peru for the first time, you'll probably want to see Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and the Nazca Lines. With those three destinations jotted down on a ... Read More

"Lima, the City of Kings..." -- a glamorous title for a city that sits in coastal fog and heavy smog, where taxis shuffle in the kerfuffle and chaos of combis, ... Read More

If you're heading to Lima in October, don't miss the religious procession of El Señor de los Milagros. The event is the largest religious congregation in South America, with thousands ... Read More