Peru Guide
Generalඞ
City specificsඞ
Lima/Mirafloresඞ
Food:
- Chinese and Japanese, many roots/mixes with Peruvian foods
Specific meals/drinks to try:
- ceviche
- spicy, soury sauce, ask for aji
- Pisco Sour drink
- Jugos
- Chicha Morada
Places of interest:
- historic downtown
- Circuito Mágico del Agua
- Parque Kennedy
- Huaca Pucllana
Activities:
- Highland dances (Las Brisas del Titicaca), folkloric dance shows/festivals
- Peru Hop (inclusive tours)
- Bike tour
- shopping centres
- The Lima Gourmet Company, local market + cooking lessons etc
- Food tour Exquisito Perú
- Surfing!
Cuscoඞ
Info
Food:
- San Pedro
- Bagel Shop
- Organika
- Queenoa
Specific meals/drinks to try:
- Cuy
- Alpaca
- Cooked potatoes
- Chifa
- Inca Kola
- coca tea (coca leaves are the traditional native remedy for altitude sickness)
Hike:
- Salkantay
- Machu Picchu Jungle Trek
- Rainbow Mountain
- Colca Canyon
- Choquequirao
Places of interest:
- Coricancha temple
- fortress of Sacsayhuaman
- Ruins (many of them), like Sacsayhuaman
- salt mines of Moray
Activities:
- Horseback riding to Templo de la Luna and Zona X
- ATV/quadbike tour
- Sapo, a traditional bar game
- salsa class
- Chocolate Making Class
- Canoeing trip
- Morning markets in Juliaca and Puno
- Pisac, a town outside Cuzco, has a very big market
Arequipaඞ
Specific meals/drinks to try:
- chicharron
- Rocoto relleno con pastel de papa
- Alpaca steaks
- river shrimps, Chupe de Camarones
- spicy ingredient rocoto (Capsicum pubescens), example dish: rocoto relleno con pastel de papa
Places of interest:
- Plaza de Armas
- San Camilo Market
- Molino de Sabandía (Sabandía Mill)
- Cooking classes
- Downhill volcano biking or Volcano climbing
- Puente Bolognesi or Puente Fierro