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Peruvian Tourist Visa
When planning a trip to Peru sooner or later bureaucratic and visa related matters come to mind. As finding detailed and up to date information on this topic…
Finding a job and working legally in Peru
Peru is a beautiful country, the economy is booming, employment opportunities are everywhere and living expenses are low, easy-peasy!? This is in short and…
What you can & can’t bring into Peru
When travelling to a foreign country it’s always a good idea to know which items you can take without any problems, and which ones you better leave at home…
The Funerary Towers of Sillustani
Sitting proudly atop a hill overlooking Lake Umayo about 35 km (20 miles) from Puno in southern Peru, the Chullpas de Sillustani are above ground tower-like…
Peru’s ancient ruins in peril
Thousands of years before the Spanish conquerors arrived in South America, what we know today as Peru was inhabited by numerous highly advanced cultures that…
Peru Facts & Figures
Below find detailed facts and numbers, data and stats, as well as lots of useful information about Peru related to the topics geography of Peru, Peruvian…
Driving in Lima - Not for the faint-hearted
Driving in Lima and Peru will be a very “interesting” experience if you are used to driving in North America or Europe.
International Schools in Peru
Public schools in Peru have an extremely bad reputation; and deservedly so. Unfortunately, quite often school buildings are in bad shape, classes are big,…
Peruvian Retirement Visa
Retirees and pensioners who receive a state or private pension or other benefits (for example a disability pension) of at least US$ 1000 per month or the…
Racism, discrimination and intolerance in Peru
Two days ago, Peru signed two Interamerican Conventions against racism and discrimination at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in…
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Coronavirus in Peru
On March 6, 2020 the first person (patient zero) in Peru - a 25-year old Latam Airlines employee who visited Spain, France and the Czech Republic in February - was tested positive for SARS-CoV2. With this Corona officially arrived in Peru.…
Travel Destination Peru
Peruvian Experience - The Magic of Peru in one place
Since 2019 Lima’s district Miraflores has one more attraction: Peruvian Experience, the first space of cultural and gastronomic entertainment of Peru where visitors take a fun and hands-on journey through Peruvian history, culture and gastronomy from the food of the Incas to today’s famous Peruvian dishes without ever leaving Lima.
Just 4 hours from Tacna in southern Peru in the Vilacota-Maure Regional Conservation…
Peru is full of natural wonders that are lesser known and / or located off the…
One of the many off the beaten track gems Peru has to offer is the Moron Lagoon,…
Probably one of the most stunning and beautiful geological occurrences in the world…
Sitting proudly atop a hill overlooking Lake Umayo about 35 km (20 miles) from Puno…
Gran Pajaten is an archaeological site in the Andean jungle of northern Peru built…
The history of Lima and the population of the surrounding area did not only begin…
In the first half of June members of four Quechua communities high in the Peruvian…
Long before the Incas, the culture that today is associated with Peru like no other,…
While most visitors coming to Peru choose to take the classic travel route covering…
Food & Drink Diversity Peru
Aguaymanto
Aguaymanto (physalis peruviana) is a plant and its fruits native to the Peruvian Andes. The incredible berries with many names - locally they are also known as uchuva, uvilla or ushun, abroad as cape gooseberry, golden berry,…
Cushuro – The caviar of the Andes
Cushuro (nostoc sphaericum), also known as cusuro, murmuntu(a), llullucha, macha-macha, rachapa or simpler egg of the rivers, is a blue-green alga that is traditionally used as a food source in the Andes of Peru, Chile and…
Camu Camu, also known as cacari, camocamo or myrciaria dubia, is native to the Peruvian lowland jungle and grows on bushy trees along riverbanks and in flooded areas of the Amazon…
Lucuma is undoubtly the most popular fruit in Peru. The native subtropical fruit, which some even name "The last gold of the Incas” and consider it as the “national fruit”, is…
Creamy, sweet Manjar Blanco embedded in two almost powdery cookies, that is a traditional, absolutely delicious and addicting Peruvian Alfajor - one of the most popular sweet…
For thousands of years ancient cultures high in the Peruvian Andes produced a refreshing, fruity and healthy (at least if you go easy on the sugar) non-alcoholic drink called…
Peru’s celebrated cuisine is not only about famous chefs, outstanding meat and fish dishes or the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, but as well about the often-forgotten…
Pisco is Peru's national drink and the pride and joy of every Peruvian.
Ceviche, also spelled Cebiche, is not only one of the most popular dishes in Peru and the pride and joy of all Peruvians, but as well the Peruvian National Dish with its very own…
Picarones are one of these Peruvian goodies that once tried there’s no way back. The deep fried picarones drizzled with a sweet and flavorful syrup are not only on the list of…
It hardly gets any more Peruvian on the dining table than enjoying the simplicity and fresh local flavors of Papas a la Huancaina.
Peruvians love salsas, sauces and dips. They are a must on every dining table and complement, enhance or vary the unique flavors of local dishes. One of the most popular sauces in…
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Driving in Lima - Not for the faint-hearted
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Racism, discrimination and intolerance in Peru
Two days ago, Peru signed two Interamerican Conventions against racism and discrimination at the…
An editor’s view of Lima the capital of Peru
Lima today is no longer the wealthy, beautiful colonial settlement and most important city in the…
Peru Information
How to distinguish between real and fake Peruvian…
Over the past decade Peru established itself as the world leader in counterfeit money output…
Current Peruvian Coins
Like the current Peruvian banknotes, the Peruvian coins in circulation reflect the countries rich…
The History of the Peruvian National Flag
The red and white colors of the Peruvian flag were an inspiration of General José de San Martín.…
Current Peruvian Banknotes
The current banknotes of Peru are not only lovely with famous Peruvian personalities on the front…
Huatya Curi and the Five Condors
A long time ago, at the jagged top of the world where the snow lives, there was a poor young man…
The Grateful Dove
Once there were two bad boys who liked to torture animals. They hated to work in the vegetable…
The Mouse Husband
A mouse fell in love with a pretty young woman and changed himself into a slender young man,…
The Dancing Fox
Foxes love to dance. They dance in the dark with young women who slip quietly from their beds and…
Why the Fox Has a Huge Mouth
One day many years ago, at a time when his mouth was still small and delicate, as in fact it used…
The Moth
A man and a woman lived happily together with their only child, a little boy. But the man went off…
The Boy Who Rose to the Sky
There once lived a man and a woman who had an only son. The man grew wonderful potatoes in a plot…
The Condor Seeks a Wife
A condor fell in love with a young woman tending her flock of sheep. He changed himself into a…
The Serpents of the Jauja Valley
There was once a time when the Valley of Jauja, where the Mantaro River now flows, was covered by…
The Macaw Woman
There came a time long ago when the earth was covered with water. As the water rose, it drowned the…
The Legend of Viracocha
Viracocha the great creator god in the pre-Inca and Inca mythology was the one that created the…
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