Peru
A virtual tour of Peru through films, food, books and music
We may not be able to travel at the moment, but our new series of virtual guides brings the world to you – starting with a cultural tour of Peru
Chris Moss
08, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
Unesco demands answers from Peru over impact of new Machu Picchu airport
Peruvian government warned it must be consulted over plans to locate airport near world heritage sites that include the Inca citadel and Sacred Valley
Dan Collyns in Lima
09, Aug, 2019 @9:46 AM
Peru: take the high road to Inca glory
Machu Picchu sees a million visitors a year, but another great pre-Columbian monument remains little-known. We join the first supported trek on the Incas’ Royal Road
Hugh Thomson
14, Apr, 2019 @9:00 AM
10 great-value restaurants on Latin America’s 50 best list
From a Buenos Aires spot where greens rule to a ‘house of pig’ in São Paulo, our writer offers a personal selection of affordable restaurants on Latin America’s latest 50 best list
Sorrel Moseley-Williams
14, Nov, 2018 @6:30 AM
Peru’s ‘hearty’ street food snack now served at Lima's top restaurants
Anticuchos go back to the Inca empire but celebrity chefs such as Gastón Acurio are giving the sliced beef heart snack a modern twist
Sarah Gilbert
29, Oct, 2017 @12:00 PM
Inca Trail permits to be released four months early
Travellers hoping to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru next year are advised to book as soon as possible once permits become available on 1 October
Isabel Choat
19, Sep, 2017 @5:00 AM
Machu Picchu to trial timed entry tickets in bid to control tourist numbers
Record visitor numbers and pressure from Unesco have prompted the Peruvian government to introduce restrictions at the citadel, including only allowing entry with an official tour guide
Will Coldwell
20, Jun, 2017 @11:45 AM
A weird encounter in deepest Amazonia
Birdwatch With its unusual name and even more unusual habits, the hoatzin is a clear frontrunner for the title of the world’s most bizarre bird
Stephen Moss
18, Jun, 2017 @8:30 PM
Cock-of-the-rock rules the roost in Peru's Manu cloud forest
Birdwatch We had come to see one of the greatest bird spectacles in the world: the courtship display of the Andean cock-of-the-rock
Stephen Moss
21, May, 2017 @8:30 PM
Picarones: Peru’s favourite late-night snack
These aniseed-flavoured doughnuts with mashed squash are crispy, chewy and sweet – perfect for soaking up the booze on a night out in Lima
Suzanne Van Atten
11, Dec, 2016 @11:00 AM
Art and artists revive Lima’s most notorious barrio
The Peruvian capital’s once-grand port area, Callao, spent decades in the grip of drugs gangs. But now an art initiative is bringing life and culture back to its plazas and palaces
Sarah Gilbert
10, Oct, 2016 @10:00 AM
Surf's up: Peru’s shrine to big-wave boarding
Punta Hermosa, near Lima, is home to the Kon-Tiki Surfboard Museum, and a base for surfing culture 2,000 years in the making
Marisol Mosquera
09, Jun, 2016 @12:42 PM
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