Insight Guides - Insight Guides Peru

How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Peru, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activies and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Peru. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, hotels, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Peru are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Peru. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors who use their on-the-ground experience to provide the very latest information; their local expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to stay and eat, so you can be confident that when we say a restaurant or hotel is special, we really mean it.

Like all Insight Guides , this e-book contains hundreds of beautiful photographs to inspire and inform your travel. We commission most of our own photography, and we strive to capture the essence of a destination using original images that you wont find anywhere else.

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Perus Top 10 Attractions

From ancient ruins to colonial gems, and sandy beaches to majestic mountains, here is a rundown of Perus most spectacular attractions.

Top Attraction 1

Colca Canyon . Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, Perus Colca Canyon is one of the worlds great natural wonders. From the Mirador del Condor, Andean condors can be seen gliding on the air currents high above the valley floor. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Cusco . Known to the Incas as the navel of the earth, the high-altitude city of Cusco is home to some of colonial Perus most impressive buildings, built directly on top of stones laid by the Incas. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

North Coast . Home to Perus best beaches, including Mncora, Punta Sal, Playa La Pena, and Huanchaco, famous for its totora reed boats. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

Machu Picchu . This ancient city lay hidden under jungle for centuries. Perched on a hilltop high in the Andes, it is an architectural marvel. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

Monasterio de Santa Catalina . Cut off from the outside world until 1970, this is an oasis of calm amidst the hustle and bustle of Arequipas busy streets. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

Nazca lines . Giant etchings of animals and geometric figures created many thousands of years ago, the lines are one of the worlds greatest archeological mysteries. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

Uros Islands . The incredible floating islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca date back to pre-Inca times and are made of totora reeds, which must be continually replaced as they rot away. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Plaza Mayor, Lima . Limas main square lies at the heart of the City of Kings founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535. It is overlooked by the Cathedral, the Archbishops Palace, and the Government Palace. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Cordillera Blanca . The Cordillera Blanca mountain range offers some of the best trekking in South America. For more information, .

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