Just a few hours south of Peru’s capital Lima, along the pan-American highway, is the Ica province. It has to be said that at first glance this area looks a bit dusty and barren, especially as you drive along a ragged coast dotted with chicken farms and sandy hills covered with small shacks marking...
The pre-Colombian coastal cultures of Peru
At first glance, the coast of Peru looks like a dusty, almost Martian desert, but its rich river valleys hold a wealth of archaeology from a series of advanced pre-Columbian cultures which also pre-date Inca rule. There’s nothing that Jess loves more than dragging Alex around dusty ruins to look at pyramids and pots...
Peruvian jungle food – What to eat in the Amazon
There’s a rumble in the jungle and it just happens to be our stomachs. We experienced the Amazon jungle whilst in and around Iquitos and the Loreto district, Peru, but also the lower jungle in Tarapoto and the Amazonas department. We found the Peruvian jungle food here markedly different to other parts of the...
Kuelap, lost city in the clouds
There is so much more to Peru than the Conquest and the Incas, and we are certainly still learning about the fascinating range of cultures that have sprouted and prospered in this area of the world. Kuelap, in the highland Amazonas region of Peru is a pre-Inca fortress of the Chachapoya culture. A relatively...
Welcome to the jungle! The Peruvian Amazon.
Most of our readers will already know that we love Peru, and that’s partly because the country has a wealth of differing territory to explore. We have enjoyed cosmopolitan cities and colonial gems, coastal deserts and the Andean highlands. In order to complete the picture, we had to be brave, channel our inner Indiana...
Ceviche! A guide to some of Lima’s best ceviche spots.
Lima can be a chaotic and daunting city for travellers, but we would encourage any food lover to make a visit. Peru frequently tops international lists for its culinary delights, and with good reason. At the start of our journey we wrote a post on Peruvian food, but during our second visit to Lima,...
The grumblings of a traveller Part One – Peru
Welcome to the first installment of “The grumblings of a traveller”, a new series in which we will be offering our (strictly unsolicited) “constructive” criticism on the countries we visit, as well as proposing unlikely solutions to unsolvable problems whenever possible. In other words, it will be a space to moan, complain and reveal...
Our Peru Top 10, what we loved the most…so far
Over the last 2 years we have spent a couple of months in Peru (and more to come!) and we now feel like this is our South American home. It thus seems like a good time to offer our invaluable insight into what we love about this amazing country, as well as some of...
The Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca – Puno, Taquile & Uros
Puno For many tourists and travellers Puno is either the last stop in Peru before they move on to Bolivia, or their first taste of the country, having arrived from the somewhat more chaotic Copacabana on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. A cheeky Peruvian told us that although the lake belongs to both...
Cusco, belly button of the world
A trip to Peru could not be considered complete without visiting the legendary Inca capital of Cusco, a place that, despite the over crowdedness, chaos and dust retains an authentic halo of mystery and magic. Cusco remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in South America, but sadly many of the original Inca...