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Museo de la Memoria
In an unlikely location 1.5km northwest of the center is Ayacucho’s most haunting museum, remembering the impact the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) had on Peru in the city that was most deeply affected by the conflict. Its simple displays (in Spanish) are nonetheless moving: there
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El Circuito Mágico del Agua
This indulgent series of illuminated fountains is so over the top it can’t help but induce stupefaction among even the most hardened traveling cynic. A dozen different fountains – all splendiferously illuminated – are capped, at the end, by a laser light show at the 120m-long Fuent
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Museo de Arte Popular
Winning entries in Cuzco’s annual Popular Art Competition are displayed in this engaging museum. This is where the artisans and artists of San Blas showcase their talents in styles ranging from high art to cheeky, offering a fascinating, humorous take on ordinary life amid the pomp
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Museo Leimebamba
The mummies found at Laguna de los Cóndores are housed in the Museo Leimebamba, 3km south of town. The museum is owned by the local community and is housed in a wonderfully constructed complex with multitiered roofs that pays tribute to indigenous architecture. The mummies are stor
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Casa
Providing reason alone to make the trip down from Lima, this former slave plantation with its stately hacienda offers a rare opportunity for Afro-Peruvian historical immersion – some of it gilded, some of it gruesome. One-hour tours of the hacienda and its famous catacombs include
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Iglesia de Santo Domingo
One of the most photogenic churches, dating from 1548. Allegedly built with the stone of a former Inca fortress, it contains some superb examples of Churrigueresque-style painting.
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Museo Larco
In an 18th-century viceroy’s mansion, this museum offers one of the largest, best-presented displays of ceramics in Lima. Founded by pre-Columbian collector Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926, the collection includes over 50,000 pots, with ceramic works from the Cupisnique, Chimú, Chancay,
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Belén
At the southeast end of town is the floating shantytown of Belén, consisting of scores of huts, built on rafts, which rise and fall with the river. During the low-water months, these rafts sit on the river mud and are dirty and unhealthy, but for most of the year they float on the
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Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán
Opened in November 2002, the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Sipán is the pride of northern Peru – as well it should be. With its burgundy pyramid construction rising gently out of the earth, it’s a world-class facility specifically designed to showcase the marvelous finds from Sipán.
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The 21-Day Best of Peru
Yanahuara, Arequipa and a view of El Misti. Photo © Jonathan Hood, licensed Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivatives.
This 21-day tour brings together most of the main travel routes throughout Peru, and travelers can easily take one part (for instance the journey from Lima to Cusco) and ta
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Top 5 Sights in Peru’s Sacred Valley
Pisac Market. Photo by Brian Ralphs, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Pisac Market
Peru’s most famous crafts market takes place in Pisac on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. This ancient Inca village is nestled in the shadow of an imposing Inca fortress and temple.
Pisac Ruins
What’s unique
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Discovering Cusco & Machu Picchu with Ross Wehner & Renée del Gaudio
1. Why is Machu Picchu a place that everyone should visit?
Ross: Until I visited Machu Picchu, I never believed it would be possible for humankind to transform a natural landscape into something more beautiful than its original pristine state. But that’s exactly what the Incas did at Machu Picchu
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Trekking in Peru: Planning and Making a Trek
Trekking Nevado Salkantay. Photo © McKay Savage, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Peru is one of the world’s top trekking destinations, and the Inca Trail is Peru’s number one trek. Beginning in the high Andes with vistas of sparkling glaciers, the Inca Trail passes a dozen major Inca ruins
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Gay and Lesbian Lima
Though smaller than that in other Latin American capitals, Lima’s gay scene is growing, with a few great new discos and bars. There are a number of websites on gay Peru including www.peruesgay.com and www.gayperu.com.
A gay-friendly start to the evening is La Sede in Miraflores (28 de Julio 441, t
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Visiting Peru's Amazon: Planning Your Time
Los Amigos River in Madre de Dios. Photo © Geoff Gallice, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Your visit to Peru’s Amazon largely depends on the money you want to spend, the time you have, and what season you are traveling. If you only have 3–5 days and a few hundred dollars, look into lodges a
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Cusco & Machu Picchu: Living History
Machu Picchu. Photo by Jorge Gobbi, blogdeviajes.com.ar
The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Cusco have such an intertwined history and culture that it’s impossible to talk about one without referring to the other two. The Sacred Valley’s lush hillsides and snowcapped glaciers were regarded by the
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Visiting Cusco and Machu Picchu: Where and When to Go
The Inti Raymi solstice festival. Photo by McKay Savage licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
If you have only one week, be sure to visit the Sacred Valley, Cusco, and Machu Picchu. If you’re lucky enough to have an additional week, extend your time in the Sacred Valley to hike, mountain bi
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The Best of Cusco and Machu Picchu in One Week
Inca storehouses above Ollantaytambo. Photo by Kenneth Moore Photography licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
This classic loop starts off in the lush surroundings of the Sacred Valley, where you will explore ruins, experience Inca culture, and adjust to the altitude. Then you are off on the tra
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The Sacred Steps of the Inca
Step patterns are found throughout Incan architecture. Photo by McKay Savage licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Step designs are found everywhere in important Inca ruins and are versions of the chacana, a sacred Andean symbol similar to the Christian crucifix. The chacana is the key to underst
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Hotels and Hostels in Cusco for Every Budget
Charming, German-owned Pensión Alemana Bed and Breakfast is the closest thing to a European pensione in Cusco. Photo © Karl Norling, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Cusco is awash with tourist accommodations, and there is huge variation, from bare-bones dorms to some of the best hotels in P
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