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Growing up in New York, Rick Segreda used to cut out of high school in order to hang out at the Museum of Modern Art and catch foreign-language double-features in the West Village, and has never stopped being subversively idiosyncratic. Apart from his work for V!VA, Rick writes movie reviews for Ecuador’s El Diario La Hora, lectures on film around the country, and is currently working as a writer and publicist for the Mardi Gras documentary, Flags, Feathers, and Lies, for producer Julie Belafonte. He has biked down the west coast of the United States and across New Zealand, and writes fiction in his spare time.
- Hometown
D.C. NY, CA, WA
- Location now
Ecuador
- Work published
The NY Times, El Diaro La Hora, The Bellingham Weekly, Revista Diners, Ocho y Medio, Ecuador News (NY), Revista Anacanda
- Travel philosophy
Don't sweat the small stuff
- Craziest place
Scarsdale, New York (I used to live there, so I know)
- Bizarre experience
An angry Canadian border guard threatening to send me back into an approaching blizzard at the the Alaska/Yukon border.
- Advice
Don't sweat the smalls stuff
- Dream destination
Mongolia
- Traveled before
Apart from Ecuador...Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, New Zealand, Alaska, Spain, Belgium, England
- Going next
Donde la fortuna me lleva
Ricardo Segreda's Guide Book Entries
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Religion in Chile
Jul 23, 2008 - ChileThe widely practiced religion in pre-colonial Chile was the spirituality of the largest indigenous population, the Mapuche. Theirs was an ......
Read MoreChilean Cinema
Jul 21, 2008 - ChileThe history of Chilean filmmaking, like Chilean history in general, can be divided and defined into two separate periods: BC ......
Read MoreColombian Holidays and Festivals
May 16, 2008 - ColombiaThe following are a list of state, religious and secular holidays in Colombia. Catholic-identified events predominate, but even those are ......
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Hiking in Colombia
May 14, 2008 - ColombiaThe notorious reputation of Colombia's mountains and jungles as the province of terrorists, armed revolutionaries, paramilitaries, drug cartels, and even ......
Read MoreColombian Cinema
Mar 12, 2008 - ColombiaColombians have been trying, in fits and starts, to establish a national film industry virtually since the dawn of the ......
Read MoreColombia's Social Issues
Feb 20, 2008 - ColombiaDespite Colombia's wealth of natural resources, geographical position and advantageous climate, historical circumstances have bequeathed this Andean nation a malignant ......
Read MoreColombian Comedy
Feb 14, 2008 - ColombiaConsidering the level of chaos in Colombia’s history, it would have been impossible for Colombian’s not to have a sense ......
Read MoreTheater in Colombia
Feb 13, 2008 - ColombiaTheater existed for pre-colonial peoples of Colombia, as it did for the ancient Greeks; as religious ceremony, celebrating gods and ......
Read MoreColombian Music
Jan 30, 2008 - ColombiaMelodic and multi-rhythmic, Colombia’s musical genres evoke and integrate a multitude of traditions: Spanish, Indigenous, African, and North American. There ......
Read MoreGeography of Colombia
Jan 15, 2008 - ColombiaColombia is virtually all coasts to the west, and all valleys and basin to the east. The northernmost tip of ......
Read MoreSocial and Environmental Issues in Peru
Aug 22, 2007 - PeruPeru’s socio-economic climate In Peru as in all Latin American countries, social issues revolve around the economy. In Peru’s case, it ......
Read MoreGetting around Cusco
Aug 08, 2007 - Cusco, PeruMost of what you will want to see in Cusco is within walking distance of the central Plaza de Armas, ......
Read MoreIncan Mythology
Aug 08, 2007 - PeruThe gods of the Inca were nothing if not a lively lot. Take, for example, the fertility goddess, Mama Coca, ......
Read MoreThe communities of the Colca Canyon
Aug 03, 2007 - PeruThe Colca Canyon, whose inhabitants have ancestral roots in the region going back 7000 years, is home to a number ......
Read MoreGetting to Cusco
Aug 01, 2007 - Cusco, PeruFor convenience sake, most people get to Cusco via airplane; a bus from Lima can cost $35 but takes 26 ......
Read MoreSix places to visit in Peru
Jul 30, 2007 - PeruCusco, Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley Overview Machu Picchu is South America’s most popular tourist attraction, and was recently designated ......
Read MoreCycling across Peru
Jun 28, 2007 - PeruWith the increasing political stability that has developed in Peru over the last ten years, more and more adventure cycling ......
Read MoreVendors on the Puno Docks
Jun 28, 2007 - Puno, PeruOne advantage of walking as you head east towards Lake Titicaca and the main port of departure in Puno, Puerta ......
Read MoreCotahuasi Canyon
Jun 27, 2007 - PeruThe deepest canyon in the Americas at 3,535 meters (12,000 ft), the Cotahuasi Canyon is on the rise as a ......
Read MoreGay Peru
Jun 20, 2007 - PeruAs throughout most of Latin America, notions of gender have been experiencing significant upheaval over the years. For example, despite ......
Read MoreGay Arequipa
Jun 14, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruArequipa is notable as one of the few cities outside of Lima in Peru to have openly gay businesses—two dance ......
Read MoreMoney and Costs in Peru
Jun 14, 2007 - PeruFor the last several years Peruvian currency has stood at roughly three solés to one American dollar, making the cost ......
Read MoreFlying to Peru
Jun 14, 2007 - PeruThe peak season for traveling via airplane to Peru runs from July to August, coinciding summer vacations for teachers and ......
Read MoreFiesta de la Mama Negra
Jun 12, 2007 - EcuadorThe Fiesta of the Mama Negra, which takes place in the city of Latacunga is one of the most fascinating ......
Read MoreGay life in Cusco
May 24, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe official flag of the city of Cusco is almost identical to the Rainbow Flag, universally adopted by the gay ......
Read MoreAccessing cash in Puno
May 21, 2007 - Puno, PeruThere are three main banks close to the main square in Puno, including the Canadian Scotiabank, all of which have ......
Read MoreAccessing cash in Copacabana, Bolivia
May 21, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaIf you chose to visit Copacabana, Bolivia, cash up before you arrive; accessing ready money is a tricky matter in ......
Read MoreSan Juan Bautista Church
May 21, 2007 - Puno, PeruThe San Juan Bautista Church is the focus of the main festival in Puno, in honor of the “Virgin of ......
Read MoreGetting to and away from Juliaca
May 21, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruThe airport in Juliaca, known as the Inca Manco Cápac International Airport, is a short distance from the city itself, ......
Read MoreGetting There
Apr 04, 2007 - Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, PeruThere are only two ways to reach Machu Picchu: train and the Inca Trail. If hiking isn't your style, you ......
Read MoreTim Nolan Interview
Mar 19, 2007 - Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, PeruA frequent contributor to National Geographic Traveler and Travel Holiday, Tim Nolan has traveled from the Straits of Magellan to ......
Read MoreYma Sumac - Pop Life of an Andean Princess
Mar 15, 2007 - PeruThe singer Yma Sumac stands alone as the most famous Peruvian in the world. Only novelist Mario Vargas Llosa approaches ......
Read MoreTrujillo History
Mar 15, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruThe city 350 miles (563 km) north of Peru known as Trujillo has been a thriving metropolis as long as ......
Read MoreSpanish, Quechua and Aymara
Mar 15, 2007 - PeruIn April 2006, two Peruvian congresswomen from Cuzco proclaimed that they would communicate only in Quechua during plenary sessions in ......
Read MorePeruvian Comedy
Mar 15, 2007 - PeruPeruvian comedy, at least in the post-colonial era, began in the 19th century with Manuel Ascensio Segura, a journalist and ......
Read MorePeru Dance and Theatre
Mar 15, 2007 - PeruDance As with music in pre-Colombian Peru was dance assimilated into the undertakings of farming, hunting and combat. There is the ......
Read MoreMuseums in Peru
Mar 15, 2007 - PeruPeru's ancient civilization dates back at least as far Egypt's and matches it for its sophistication and architectural achievements. The ......
Read MoreChan Chan - The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom
Mar 15, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruComprised of high walled citadels decorated with religious motifs, and featuring a tangle of passages leading to ceremonial rooms, reservoirs, ......
Read MoreHolidays and Fiestas in Peru
Jan 11, 2005 - PeruThe main holidays and fiestas of Peru are: January 1 New Year's Day (Año Nuevo) January 6 Epiphany February 2 Virgin ......
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Destinations
Cotahuasi Canyon
Jun 27, 2007 - PeruThe deepest canyon in the Americas at 3,535 meters (12,000 ft), the Cotahuasi Canyon is on the rise as a ......
Read MoreThe Mandor Gardens and Waterfalls
May 24, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruMachu Picchu is the main attraction in the area, but many visitors, while they are here, stop over and visit ......
Read MoreCaraz
May 07, 2007 - Caraz, PeruLocated at in the foothills of the San Juan range in Ancash, at an altitude of 2,250 meters (7,382 ft), ......
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Yungay
May 04, 2007 - Yungay, PeruYungay is a city that lives in the shadow of its traumatic past; it is the site of the most ......
Read MoreCarhuaz
May 02, 2007 - Carhuaz, PeruCarhuaz takes its name from the Quechua word for “yellow,” in reference to the abundant and native retama flower that ......
Read MoreJuliaca
Jan 02, 2006 - Juliaca, PeruLacking the glorious lake views and cultural fanfare of Puno, Juliaca has assumed the role of a commercial travel conduit. ......
Read MoreCusco
Jan 11, 2005 - Cusco, PeruIn addition to serving as a gateway to nearby attractions like Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, Cusco offers travelers ......
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Hotels
Hotel Apu Majestic
Jun 21, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruHotel Apu Majestic is within a short walking distance from the Peru Rail Station in Aguas Calientes, though so is ......
Read MoreCamping
May 24, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruAguas Calientes is one of the few pueblos you will find in Peru that offers its own campgrounds. It is ......
Read MoreLa Posada de Máncora
May 14, 2007 - Máncora, PeruThis Hostelling Internacional facility lives up to the high and common standards of the organization. There is a common area ......
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Hotel Del Wawa
May 14, 2007 - Máncora, PeruFernando Paraud picked up the moniker, “Wawa,” a quechuan-based word for “little child” by always being the smallest in his ......
Read MoreHotel Primavera
May 14, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruThe Hotel Primavera is far from the center of Trujillo, but in a relatively safe neighborhood, and within walking distance ......
Read MoreHostal Ensueño
May 14, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruThis is one of the cheaper hostels you will find in downtown Trujillo, and its main virtue for economy-minded travelers ......
Read MoreReal Hotel Pizarro
May 11, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruThe Real Hotel Pizarro is close to Trujillo's main square and historic buildings, and offers its guests Internet access, breakfast, ......
Read MoreKorianka Hotel
May 10, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruThe Korianka is not only a luxury hotel – and priced accordingly – but one that actively seeks to outdo ......
Read MorePeregrino Hotel
May 10, 2007 - Trujillo, PeruTravelers in Trujillo looking for a more upscale accommodation and are willing to spend more for it should consider the ......
Read MoreHostal Yungay
May 10, 2007 - Yungay, PeruRooms start at $5, and the owners are proud to let you know that the price includes a private bath, ......
Read MoreHuascaran Hostal
May 10, 2007 - Yungay, PeruThis hostel, just on the edge of the city of Yungay, charges $3 a night for a private room that ......
Read MoreCaraz Dulzura Hostal
May 10, 2007 - Caraz, PeruThis hostel is a little further away from the center of town, but mototaxis will take you there for only ......
Read MoreLos Pinos Lodge
May 10, 2007 - Caraz, PeruThe Los Pinos Lodge is one of the most attractive and appealing accommodations in Caraz, largely due to the creative ......
Read MoreHostal Perla de los Andes
May 07, 2007 - Caraz, PeruWith its three-story, neo-classical design and location facing the Plaza de Armas, this three-star hotel should be a perennial favorite ......
Read MoreEl Abuelo Hostal
May 07, 2007 - Carhuaz, PeruThis modern three-star facility, like the restaurant whose name it shares, is easily the best of its kind in Carhuaz, ......
Read MoreHostal la Merced
May 02, 2007 - Carhuaz, PeruThis efficient and relatively cheap hostel is adequate if you don’t expect too much and can put up with one ......
Read MoreOscar's Hostal
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruThis competent two-star facility close to downtown offers decent rooms for its stated prices, starting at $6-7 (depending on season) ......
Read MoreHotel Huaraz
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruA single room here costs $7-25, depending on the season, and they are more than adequate; clean, comfortable and congenial. ......
Read MoreHotel Piramide
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruThis relatively new hotel is surprisingly expensive for a city that isn’t: rooms start at $35, going as high as ......
Read MoreSexta Hospedaje
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThe Sexta Hospedaje is only a few blocks walking distance from Arequipa's Plaza de Armas. The price is low—only five ......
Read MoreHostal Luquini
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruHere you have the option of a single room for only $5, with no private bathroom, or for $10 with. ......
Read MoreThe Royal Inn
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruA three-star hotel, the Royal Inn is Juliaca’s most upscale accommodation. Rooms come with room service, heating, cable TV, hot ......
Read MoreHotel Sakura
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruThis two-star facility offers good rooms, private bathrooms, hot water, cable TV, fax services, and breakfast. Single rooms go for ......
Read MoreHostal Gabriel
Apr 25, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaThis simple hostel, centrally located on 6 de Agosto in Copacabana, within walking distance of all the restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, ......
Read MoreHostal Andino
Apr 25, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaThe Hostal Andino offers rooms ranging from 20 to 40 Bolivianos, and when you consider that comes to between $2.50 ......
Read MoreHostal Leyenda
Apr 25, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaThis charming hostel is on the shores of Lake Titicaca, of which all of its windows offer a great view, ......
Read MoreHelena Inn Hostal
Apr 23, 2007 - Puno, PeruOne of the few three-star facilities in Puno, for those wanting to spend a little bit more for a higher-quality ......
Read MoreTaquile Hostal
Apr 20, 2007 - Puno, PeruThe Taquile Hostal is only a few blocks from the main square in Puno and offers comfortable rooms starting at ......
Read MoreTeatro Inka Bed and Breakfast
Apr 19, 2007 - Cusco, PeruLocated in the neighborhood just south of the Plaza de Armas, the Teatro Inka--named after Teatro Street, rather than an ......
Read MoreKamisaraki Inn/Lodge Los Uros
Apr 18, 2007 - Puno, PeruIt is one thing to have visited the world-famous floating islands, but how about telling your friends you actually slept ......
Read MoreHospedaje Luciana
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruHospedaje Luciana was constructed in 2007, and its main advantage for those seeking a bargain while visiting Puerto Maldonado is ......
Read MoreHospedaje La Bahía
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThis mid-range, by Puerto Maldonado standards, hostel in the Abraham Aguirre Apazabusiness district offers better-than-average rooms, complete with television, table, ......
Read MoreThe Maldonado Wasai Eco-Lodge
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruTaking advantage of Puerto Maldonado's reputation as one of THE places to go for jungle expeditions in Peru, the Wasai ......
Read MoreHotel Don Carlos
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruDon Carlos claims that it is “a hotel for people who like nature and adventure,” and to that end its ......
Read MoreHelena de Santa Maria
Apr 17, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThe Helena de Santa María is at a bit of a remove from the center of Arequipa, rather being situated ......
Read MoreCasablanca Hostal
Apr 17, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruCasablanca is a little more expensive than other hostels in the area, with single rooms starting at $25 a night. ......
Read MoreLa Casona de Jerusalén Hospedaje
Apr 16, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruHostal Casona Solar offers the best of both worlds: the beauty of Arequipa’s white-stone, colonial architecture and modern bathrooms. Constructed ......
Read MoreColonial Palace
Apr 16, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThe Colonial Palace lives up to its name, one of many enterprises in Arequipa that have taken advantage of the ......
Read MoreHostal Maison Plaza
Apr 16, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThe three-star Hostal Maison Plaza is right on the Plaza de Armas and its terrace offers a great view of ......
Read MoreHostal Belén
Apr 16, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruIf you can book a room in this former military officers’ club turned hostel and restaurant, consider yourself lucky: it ......
Read MoreHospedaje Tres Fronteras
Apr 15, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThere are many inexpensive hostels in Puerto Maldonado. Hospedaje Tres Fronteras is recommended for its newness—it was constructed in 2004—and ......
Read MoreHotel Cabaña Quinta
Apr 13, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruHotel Cabaña Quinta is probably the most popular and recognized accommodation in all of Puerto Maldonado. Its selling points: air ......
Read MoreHostal Mandor
Apr 13, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThis is another small, efficient, clean hostel on the popular and touristy Avenida Pachacútec for travellers just wanting to be ......
Read MoreHostal Ima Sumac
Apr 13, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThis is one of the more mid-range hostels you will find along the tavern-and-tourist filled Avenida Pachacútec, with prices fluctuating ......
Read MoreCusi Q'oyllor Hostal
Apr 11, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThis simple, efficient hostel offers breakfast, hot water, telephone and fax service, a safety box, luggage storage, a row of ......
Read MoreHostal Machu Picchu
Apr 10, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThis is right next door the Presidente Hotel, is managed by the same company, and very much resembles it except ......
Read MoreThe Wiracocha Hotel
Apr 10, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruFor very undiscriminating travelers, the Wiracocha Hotel has one advantage: its proximity to the Plaza de Armas and all the ......
Read MoreHotel Inka Path
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruVery conveniently located on the Jr. de la Reunión, the long and very mercantile walkway linking the Plaza San Martín ......
Read MoreHotel Continental
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruTravelers willing to pay a little extra, relatively speaking, for North American standards of upscale comfort might be tempted to ......
Read MoreEl Lava
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruNear the historic Plaza San Martin, of which the rooms provide a view, this is one of the best deals ......
Read MoreHospedaje Pumamarka
Mar 17, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruWith only four rooms in an old rustic building, the Hospedaje Pumamarka evokes a pioneer spirit of a romantic past. ......
Read MoreHospedaje Los Andenes
Mar 17, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruThis minor hostel offers inexpensive but pleasant rooms that start at $10 for an individual, $20 for two. All rooms ......
Read MoreHotel Urubamba
Mar 08, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruWhen visiting a country where the majority of the population lives in poverty, it may not be fair or kind ......
Read MoreHostal Varayoq
Mar 08, 2007 - Pisac, PeruHostal Varayoq calls itself a two-star hostel but this brand-new facility, right in the heart of the village of Pisac, ......
Read MoreHospedaje los Jardines
Mar 07, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruA little bit away from the Plaza de Armas in Urubamba, but closer to the foothills of the looming mountains ......
Read MoreHospedaje Linda Flor
Mar 06, 2007 - Pisac, PeruHospedaje Linda Flor offers good clean and inexpensive rooms, some without bathrooms, some with, and little else. Single rooms without ......
Read MoreHospedaje El Artesano
Mar 06, 2007 - Pisac, PeruHospedaje El Artesano is probably the most minimal of hostels in Pisac. You have to walk through a soiled corridor ......
Read MoreVilla Mayor
Mar 06, 2007 - Cusco, PeruIt is hard not to like this very attractive and upscale hotel which faces the peaceful Plaza Regocijo. If you ......
Read MoreHospedaje Sambleño
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruAround the corner from the Plazoleta San Blas, Hospedaje Sambleño offers a cheap price--single rooms at $6--in a great location. ......
Read MoreMirador de la Ñusta
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruThis hostel is blessed with one of the best spots in Cusco: at the head of the fountain of Plazoleta ......
Read MoreHospedaje Inka
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruThis inn is located at the very summit of Suytucato on the path leading north from San Blas. Owner Américo ......
Read MoreHospedaje El Artesano de San Blas
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruIf you stroll up Cuesta San Blas and keep heading north, the name changes to Suytucato, and on your left ......
Read MoreArrieros
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruBlink and you might miss this charming little hostel a little to the right, off the Cuesta San Blas, on ......
Read MoreHostal Hatun Wasi
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruThis hostel is managed by the Mendivil family, whose religious and indigenous-themed folk art has gained recognition beyond Peru. This ......
Read MoreAmaru Hostal
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruMany hostels just north of the Plaza de Armas in the “artist community” of San Blas are a little bit ......
Read MoreHospedaje Turístico San Blas
Mar 05, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruLocated in the trendy, bohemian San Blas neighborhood north of the Plaza de Armas, Hospedaje Turístico San Blas is slightly ......
Read MoreRey Antares Mystic Hotel
Mar 05, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe more expensive room prices at the Rey Antares Mystic Hotel means a little bit extra, spiritually speaking. For interested ......
Read MoreIntiq Samana
Mar 05, 2007 - Cusco, PeruIntiq Samana is one of the best buys in Cusco, with its attractive, clean, stylish and comfortable rooms belying its ......
Read MoreThe Niños Hotel
Mar 05, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe Niños Hotel has large, comfortable rooms, inside an old and neatly refurbished colonial property, attractively stylish and heated. The ......
Read MoreHospedaje Emanuel
Mar 05, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThis lodge south of the Plaza de Armas has only ten rooms and four bathrooms. Hospedaje Emanuel has a bar/cafeteria, ......
Read MoreHospedaje Granada
Mar 05, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThere is little to recommend the Hospedaje Granada beyond its extremely low price: three dollars. There are 27 rooms and ......
Read MoreHostal Posada del Corrigedor
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruIf the price is within your budget you will not be disappointed. The management of Hostal Posada del Corrigedor has ......
Read MorePlateros Hostal
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe Plateros Hostal is located on the street of the same name. The hostel offers a few extras such as ......
Read MoreHotel Oblitas (Hotel Sol Plaza Inn)
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruOne of several hotels on Calle Plateros at the south end of the Plaza de Armas, Hotel Oblitas offers money ......
Read MoreHotel Cáceres
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe fancy-lettered sign for this place is sure to catch your gaze, but the entrance might be the most promising ......
Read MoreHostal Santa María
Mar 02, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe hostel’s most attractive selling point: being right next door to the historic Compañía Catholic Church on the Plaza de ......
Read MoreHostal Casa Grande
Mar 02, 2007 - Cusco, PeruMany hostels use “family-managed” as a selling point, but Hostal Casa Grande is one of the few in which it ......
Read MoreHospedaje Posada del Viajero
Mar 02, 2007 - Cusco, PeruA new facility, the Hospedaje Posada del Viajero has an edge over its competitors in the eight-dollar-a-room market due to ......
Read MoreHotel Emperador Plaza
Mar 02, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe Emperador Plaza is a three-star special with single rooms starting at $32 during the low season and $38 during ......
Read MoreMirador Hanan Qosco
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThis simple and inexpensive but well-maintained hostel along the cobblestone Coricalle has the same attraction as its competitors: cheap rooms ......
Read MoreMunay Wasi
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruIf your main priorities for a hotel are cheap and secure rooms, you might want to go to for the ......
Read MoreSol Innka Plaza
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruWith higher-end price of things, with private rooms starting at $25, the Sol Innka should appeal to older travelers or ......
Read MoreHostal Procurador
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruHostal Procurador one of several inexpensive hostels along the narrow and cobblestone Coricalle. The rooms have a spare and even ......
Read MoreHospedaje Félix
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe old building, with two-foot-thick walls, that houses the Hospedaje Félix looks like it was built at least 110 years ......
Read MoreHospedaje Tumi
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThis inexpensive but likeable lodge makes good use of its old colonial structure and offers attractive, clean, freshly painted rooms, ......
Read MoreThe Chaksi Inn Hostal
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruAn affiliate of Hostelling International (HI), this hostel a little more expensive than the norm, although HI members do get ......
Read MoreHospedaje Q'ani Wasi
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruOn the very short Calle Tigre, in the Plaza de Armas neighborhood, is the Hospedaje Q’ani Wasi. You walk past ......
Read MoreImperial Palace
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThis high-quality, but affordable, hostel has clean, carpeted rooms, hot running water, safe-deposit boxes, laundry service and a restaurant that ......
Read MoreHostal Rojas
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe Hostal Rojas has been in business for 15 years, and you can tell the Rojas family takes its work ......
Read MoreHotel Carlos V
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruRooms are fresher, cleaner and simply better than what you get at most cheaper hotels and hostels in the area, ......
Read MoreTeqsiqocha Hostal
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruAs that old song goes, “you gotta have a gimmick,” and for Tecsecocha it is that each room is outfitted ......
Read MoreHotel Maury
Feb 23, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruHotel Maury was one of the best-known hotels in Peru for most of the second half of the 20th century. ......
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Restaurants
Perico de las Palotes
Jan 16, 2009 - Northern Quito - the "New Town", Quito, EcuadorThe name literally means "parakeet of the drumsticks," but you need not worry; parakeet is not on the menu. Perico ......
Read MoreLe Nomade
Jun 12, 2007 - Cusco, PeruLe Nomade offers a relaxed Bohemian ambience of couches and narguile pipes, the latter with a variety of tobaccos. The ......
Read MoreGranja Heidi Restaurant
Jun 12, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruOwner Karl Heinz-Horner grew up in Germany but proudly considers himself Peruvian, having settled here and started his own dairy ......
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Palacio de Sancochado
May 15, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe Palacio de Sancochado is not just a restaurant. A uniquely limeña local legend for 25 years, the Palacio de Sancochado ......
Read MoreCafé Mengu
May 15, 2007 - Máncora, PeruThis bright, friendly restaurant in the heart of the Piuras Avenida strip along the beach in Mancora has very affordable ......
Read MoreLa Sirena
May 15, 2007 - Máncora, PeruWould you care for goat sautéed in black beer or raw tuna marinated in teriyaki sauce? Or, how does potato ......
Read MoreCafeteria de Angela/Angela’s Place
May 15, 2007 - Máncora, PeruOriginally from Austria, Angela Schmitzberger considers it was her destiny to relocate to Peru and manage the only vegetarian restaurant ......
Read MoreChicken Progresso
May 10, 2007 - Yungay, PeruChicken Progreso is the cleanest and most modern restaurant in Yungay. It offers both a menú ejecutivo, featuring standard Peruvian ......
Read MoreChifa Restaurant
May 07, 2007 - Caraz, PeruOne thing you can’t get away from, virtually anywhere in Peru, is Chinese food, and Caraz is no different. Young ......
Read MoreEl Abuelo
May 07, 2007 - Carhuaz, PeruEl Abuelo Restaurant, located in one corner of the Plaza de Armas, is easily the only first-rate restaurant in Carhuaz, ......
Read MoreHelados Huscaran
May 02, 2007 - Carhuaz, PeruFor some reason, perhaps because of its warm climate during the day, or perhaps because the locals retain a stubborn ......
Read MoreTambo Bar and Dance Club
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruThis popular bar and dance club is made to accommodate up to 250—which means it is pretty dang big. Opening ......
Read MoreCalifornia Café
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruTen years old, California Café has long become a Huaraz institution for foreign travelers and adventurers. Come in, put down ......
Read MorePiccolo Restaurant
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruA self-described Italian restaurant, Piccolo Restaurant serves standard international favorites as well as Italian. Among the more original items on ......
Read MoreCafé Creperie
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruThis place features no less than 18 varieties of crepes. For your main course, try an Italian crepe with spinach, ......
Read MoreD’La Casa
May 01, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThis quaint little corner diner, inside a typically Arequipeño building complete with a curved ceiling, will sell you a decent ......
Read MoreLa Italiana
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThey call themselves “La Italiana,” and this Italian joint features more than just the usual cheese pizza and spaghetti. Their ......
Read MoreRetro
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruRetro opens at 6:00 p.m., an index of its nocturnal orientation and spirit, with its funky American rock posters and ......
Read MoreEl Viñedo
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThis classy restaurant on the Calle San Francisco serves standard continental favorites, with some original items, such as Minestroni Argentino—with ......
Read MoreMandala Vegetarian Restaurant
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThey call themselves “your vegetarian house” and offer everything from soy sausages, soy pizza, curried soy, soy rolls, as well ......
Read MoreRas el hanout y los 40 sabores
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruWith its Moroccan theme, the café and tavern Ras El Hanout (subtitle: “and the 40 flavors”) is a perfect complement ......
Read MoreLa Boveda Social Club
Apr 26, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruLa Bóveda Social Club is more than just a restaurant and tavern; located on the Plaza de Armas, owner Jose ......
Read MoreEl Cerrojo
Apr 26, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruEl Cerrojo is one of the restaurants fortunate enough to be located in Arequipa’s Plaza de Armas, with seating in ......
Read MoreBar Restaurant Trujillo
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruA favorite among locals in Juliaca, this moderately large restaurant, capable of seating 70, features 200 menu items. As owner ......
Read MoreRoyal Inn Restaurant
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruPart of the three-star Royal Inn, the restaurant matches the rest of the hotel; its clean, upscale interior constitutes a ......
Read MoreConfiteria Meli Melo
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruIf in Juliaca you feel your diet is challenged by a massive carbohydrate craving, you can resist it or you ......
Read MoreNimbo Café Restaurant and Bar
Apr 25, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaWelcome to the unique world of owner Miguel Gomez' ornate jungle-goth Nimbo Café Restaurant and Bar, complete with baubles, bangles, ......
Read MoreWayky’s
Apr 23, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaWayky’s Restaurant-Pub-Bar is worth visiting simply for the fact that they have an honest-to-goodness monkey on the premises, one that ......
Read MoreThe Cecovasa Café
Apr 20, 2007 - Puno, PeruThe Cecovasa Café in the Casa del Corregidor is managed by a collection of cooperatives, and provides visitors to Puno a ......
Read MoreCoca Kintu
Apr 19, 2007 - Puno, PeruThis stylish and funky corner restaurant is among the best in trend among Peruvian restaurateurs to combine Andean food with ......
Read MoreLa Fonda de Santiago
Apr 19, 2007 - Puno, PeruThis is a restaurant inside the chic Casa Parodi mini-shopping center on the pedestrian Jiron Lima. They offer a modestly ......
Read MoreApu Salkantay
Apr 19, 2007 - Puno, PeruHere a lunch or dinner averages at about seven dollars, and even though this restaurant seats 150 people it has ......
Read MoreHotel Cabaña Quinta Restaurant
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruLocated in one of the best hotels in Puerto Maldonado, this restaurant offers a great breakfast buffet with a wide ......
Read MoreLeña y Carbón
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruAble to accommodate up to 200 customers, Lena y Carbón is one of the few large and slick restaurants in ......
Read MoreCarne y Brava
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruGrilled platters such as beef and chicken are a given in most Peruvian restaurants, but this new eatery in Puerto ......
Read MoreKarambola Restaurant
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruKarambola is part of the large, air-conditioned, fun and stylish Karambola Disco Pub near the Plaza de Armas in the ......
Read MoreWasai Lodge Restaurant
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThe Wasai Lodge Restaurant is small—only five tables—but it is worth coming both for the well-prepared continental and Andean cuisine, ......
Read MoreBelén Restaurant
Apr 16, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruIf you are hosting a special group event, or simple want to impress your friends while staying within your budget, ......
Read MoreVaka Loka
Apr 15, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThe name means “mad cow,” but don’t be put: the food is not only safe, but exceptionally tasty. Steak marinated ......
Read MoreEl Tunqui
Apr 13, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThey call themselves a "tourist restaurant" and offer international and Peruvian cuisine, American and continental breakfast, beef, trout and chicken ......
Read MoreYakumama II Restaurant
Apr 13, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThis standard but very decent restaurant on Manco Capac Plaza offers standard Peruvian food along with, of course, the universal ......
Read MoreKintaro Japanese Restaurant
Apr 12, 2007 - Cusco, PeruKintaro is the only Japanese restaurant in Cusco, and one of the few that can be found in Peru overall. ......
Read MoreIndi Feliz Restaurant Bistro
Apr 10, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruAs a restaurant, Indi Feliz has acquired a reputation--not just in Aguas Calientes, but in all of Peru--that is nothing ......
Read MoreToto's House
Apr 10, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruToto's House Restaurant is virtually defined by bigness in all of its aspect. It is one of the largest restaurants ......
Read MoreT'anta
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThey promise dishes that range from "light to forceful." Another fashionable and pricey restaurant at the Plaza de Armas, the ......
Read MoreSan Paolo
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruOne of the few restaurants with a distinctly European atmosphere in the historical center, San Paolo features 13 selections of tea ......
Read MoreRusti Bar
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruYou walk up a flight of stairs that features logs as banisters. Then you step inside and you see. . ......
Read MoreRincón Chileno
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruNow in its 42nd year, Rincón Chileno qualifies as an institution around the Plaza de Armas, serving as a goodwill ......
Read MoreRincón Cervecero
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruWith life-size models of jolly guys in lederhosen and buxom barmaids, the spirit of an eternal Oktoberfest reigns supreme at ......
Read MoreLa Muralla
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe newly constructed riverside Parque la Muralla, along the Jirón de Amazonas in Lima, includes a slick, modern-style restaurant, La ......
Read MoreRaulito's
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruFrom its corrugated tin ceiling and artificial foliage decorating its spare white walls to its simple name, "Raulito's," after its ......
Read MoreR.H. Atlantic
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruR.H. Atlantic is the closest you will get to an American diner in Lima. Indeed, one of their offerings is ......
Read MorePardo's Chicken
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruOne of a great many competing restaurant chains in Peru, Pardo’s Chicken boasts a more professional but less manufactured environment ......
Read MoreMiski Wasi
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe other vegetarian restaurant on Jr. de Ucayali has a very funky design, with East Indian, Cambodian and Tibetan folk art ......
Read MoreLos Vitrales de Gemma
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruA former colonial mansion converted into a slick, modern restaurant with a classy edge, the Vitrales de Gemma is a ......
Read MoreSan Remo los Escribanos
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruNow in its seventh year, this fashionable restaurant located near the Palacio de Gobierno has a graceful and creative design (the ......
Read MoreLa Posada del Márquez
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruFacing the Palacio de Gobierno, La Posada del Márquez offers well-cooked versions of such local favorites as beef cooked with ......
Read MoreLa Catedral Restaurant and Bar
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruIf you are walking around the Plaza de Gobierno and in the mood for a more professional and modern environment ......
Read MoreHotel Continental Restaurant
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe Hotel Continental Restaurant provides a more professional and cosmopolitan ambience than most in the area, though the menu items ......
Read MoreLaguna Dorada
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruWhile visiting the Parque de la Cultura, the Food Rotunda is a fast, pleasant and convenient stop for your group. ......
Read MoreEspaña Restaurant
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruNothing like some fettuccine, a salad, steak with chips or even a vegetarian soyburger for lunch while a pair of large ......
Read MoreEl Estadio Fútbol Club
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, Peru"Our motto is good food, good times and soccer," claims El Estadio Fútbol Club . And, with a large stained-glass soccer ......
Read MoreDe César Restaurant
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe style of this small restaurant points to an affection for Amerian pop culture, decorated as it is with posters ......
Read MoreCosentino Gourmet
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruInside the Palacio de la Unión and facing the Palacio del Gobierno, Cosentino Gourmet has a look that could be ......
Read MoreChifa Fuc Seng
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruOne of the brighter Chinese restaurants, or as they call them here, “chifas,” that you will find near the Historical ......
Read MoreAero Club del Peru
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruChile has some of the most comfortable buses on the continent, which is a blessing because journeys can take quite ......
Read MoreEl Charro
Mar 17, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThis restaurant has style to spare, from the stained and varnished logs holding up its roof to the combination of ......
Read MoreAiko Restaurant
Mar 17, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruOne of several restaurants alongside the railroad tracks on Imperios de los Incas, the advantages of this eatery are: 1) ......
Read MoreOllantay Bar and Restaurant
Mar 17, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruIt calls itself a "pizzeria, café, and restaurant," and what it claims is pretty much what you get. The menu includes pasta, soup, ......
Read MoreInka Traveler
Mar 17, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruThe Inka Traveler bar has a narrow winding staircase, decked out in stained wood bark, which you carefully walk up ......
Read MoreThe Muse
Mar 08, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruIt opens at either 10 or 10:30 a.m., depending on the season, but still serves breakfast, probable because it rightly assumes that ......
Read MoreMullu
Mar 08, 2007 - Pisac, PeruThis little corner of bohemia in Pisac is a hang-out lounge and art gallery/craft shop downstairs and a café/restaurant upstairs. ......
Read MoreMiski Mijuna Wasi
Mar 08, 2007 - Pisac, PeruFacing Pisac's famous pisonay tree in the central plaza and, three days a week, the colorful market fair that takes ......
Read MoreCusco Café & Bar
Mar 07, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruLocated in one corner of the city of Urubamba's Plaza de Armas, the Cusco Café & Bar shows off a ......
Read MoreCafé Plaza
Mar 07, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruThis charming little restaurant on the Plaza de Armas in Urubamba offers a variety of filling but inexpensive Peruvian and ......
Read MoreKhipus Restaurant
Mar 07, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruOne of the main reasons people may want to visit Khipus is that it is the restaurant of choice of ......
Read MoreTruco Restaurant
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruYou will definitely not soon forget dining at the Truco Restaurant on the south end of the charming Plaza Regocijo, ......
Read MoreRestaurant Narguila
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruHead to Narguila if you want to try shakshuka, a spiced egg and tomato specialty; served with jahnun, the pride ......
Read MoreMacondo
Feb 28, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruThis bar and restaurant in the San Blas district provides a chic, art-gallery ambience, with contemporary artwork displayed on its ......
Read MoreGovinda's
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruGovinda’s has what is most likely the healthiest food in all of Cusco. Managed by local affiliates of Hare Krishna, ......
Read MoreJack's Café Bar
Feb 28, 2007 - San Blas, Cusco, PeruManager Jane Berthelsen said she wanted “the sort of food from back home that you miss” when she came up ......
Read MorePaddy Flaherty's
Feb 28, 2007 - Cusco, PeruPaddy Flaherty’s calls itself “the highest Irish pub in the world.” And at Cusco’s altitude, who wouldn’t want to treat ......
Read MoreRestaurant Aldea Yanapay
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruAs you walk up the flight of stairs to the Restaurant Aldea Yanapay, you are greeted by the colorful crayon ......
Read MoreSweet Temptations
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruFor those seeking a cozier and quieter corner of Cusco to relax and reflect, Sweet Temptations is a peaceful place ......
Read MoreSky Restaurant
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThis new restaurant offers a great deal: purchase any menu item over eight soles ($2.50) and you get a free ......
Read MoreCafé Trotamundos
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe name translates into “world trekker” and this eatery has its own trekker icon, a stick figure with a backpack. ......
Read MoreCappuccino Café
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruCappuccino Café is a made-for-tourists specialty, with 22 varieties of coffee and a simple menu specializing in hamburgers, sandwiches and ......
Read MorePachacútec
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruPachacútec, on the Plaza de Armasis a first-class restaurant with an appealing ambience that could be described as “Inca deco.” ......
Read MoreVictor Victoria
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThirteen years old and going strong, Victor Victoria has made itself into a Cusco institution, winning the hearts and stomachs ......
Read MoreBohème
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruJust a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas, the Bohème Bar, Restaurant and Pizzeria is both an informal pizzeria ......
Read MoreAntigua Taberna Queirolo
Feb 24, 2007 - Pueblo Libre, Lima, PeruThis large, attractive and stylish restaurant, with its swinging wood doors, is modeled on what a 16th-century European tavern would ......
Read MoreAntigua Taberna Quierolo
Feb 24, 2007 - PeruThis style of this small restaurant points up to an affection for Amerian pop culture, decorated as it is with ......
Read MoreDe Cesar Restaurant
Feb 24, 2007 - PeruThis style of this small restaurant points up to an affection for Amerian pop culture, decorated as it is with ......
Read MoreVilla Natura
Feb 24, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThis is a very popular vegetarian restaurant; if you come alone you might have to share a table. They offer ......
Read MoreAdriática Restaurant
Feb 24, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruBudget; local food. ......
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Activities
History of Ecuadorian Cinema
Oct 07, 2009 - EcuadorThe history of Ecuador's film industry could virtually be divided into two periods: pre-1999 and post-1999. With regards to pre-1999, ......
Read MoreNicaraguan Cinema
Nov 18, 2008 - NicaraguaWhatever Nicaragua had in terms of an significant film industry, or even film culture, perished during the Sandinista revolution (from ......
Read MoreTheater in Colombia
Feb 13, 2008 - ColombiaTheater existed for pre-colonial peoples of Colombia, as it did for the ancient Greeks; as religious ceremony, celebrating gods and ......
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Birdwatching in Peru
Jul 17, 2007 - PeruPeru ranks with Colombia as having the highest number of bird species in the Western Hemisphere—over 1800, and second only ......
Read MoreINABIF Children's Home
Jul 05, 2007 - Arequipa, Peruhe INABIF Children’s Home serves male orphans and also those from severely dysfunctional homes, some rescued from lives of petty ......
Read MoreCycling across Peru
Jun 28, 2007 - PeruWith the increasing political stability that has developed in Peru over the last ten years, more and more adventure cycling ......
Read MoreItalian Art Museum / Museo de Arte Italiano
Jun 12, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruOnly a short distance from the Parque de la Exposición, the Museo de Arte Italiano (Italian Art Museum) is a ......
Read MoreMotorcycle Tour of Puerto Maldonado
May 24, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThis is not an official activity, but it is a lot of fun. In a jungle town where you can ......
Read MorePuerto Maldonado Obelisk
May 24, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThe idea of building a five-story-high obelisk in downtown Puerto Maldonado may seem odd. However, this ungainly structure gives both ......
Read MoreManuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum / Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón
May 24, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruAnyone interested in a more thorough appreciation of Machu Picchu should pay a visit to this museum outside Aguas Calientes ......
Read MoreThe Mandor Gardens and Waterfalls
May 24, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruMachu Picchu is the main attraction in the area, but many visitors, while they are here, stop over and visit ......
Read MoreJiron Lima
May 22, 2007 - Puno, PeruThe pedestrian walkway Jiron Lima begins at the Plaza de Armas and continues forward until it ends at the Arco ......
Read MorePuno Cathedral
May 22, 2007 - Puno, PeruThe Puno Cathedral was built in 1757, and as such has a distinct Baroque design. However, its religious art evinces ......
Read MoreParque Pino
May 22, 2007 - Puno, PeruParque Pino (Pino Park) is connected to the the larger Plaza de Armas of Puno by a walkway. It was ......
Read MoreSan Juan Bautista Church
May 21, 2007 - Puno, PeruThe San Juan Bautista Church is the focus of the main festival in Puno, in honor of the “Virgin of ......
Read MoreCerrito de Huajsapata
May 21, 2007 - Puno, PeruThis imperial tribute to the founder, Manco Capac, of the Incan Empire is 45-meters (148 feet) high and can be ......
Read MoreMirador de Kuntur Wasi
May 21, 2007 - Puno, PeruWith its metal wingspan 11 meters (36 feet) long, and perched on a hill 3,990 meters (13, 091 feet) high ......
Read MoreParque de la Exposición
May 15, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruFeaturing some of the most exquisite architecture in Lima, the Parque de la Cultura downtown is a tribute to Lima’s ......
Read MoreCasa Torre Tagle
May 15, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruOne of the oldest and most accomplished expressions of Spanish colonialism, the Casa Torre Tagle merits a visit. It is ......
Read MoreCasa Goyeneche
May 15, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruAcross the street from the Casa Torre Tagle, is the Casa Goyeneche, also known as the Casa Rada, constructed 40 ......
Read MoreIguana's Trips
May 15, 2007 - Máncora, PeruThe Cerros de Amotape National Park in northern Peru features 404 species of bushes, reeds, herbs and epiphytic plants. Additionally, ......
Read MoreOne Earth
May 15, 2007 - Máncora, PeruNature calls in Máncora — literally, from the songs of migrating whales in the Pacific to the low call of the ......
Read MoreLa Escuela de Wawa
May 15, 2007 - Máncora, Peru“La Escuela de Wawa” or “Wawa's School” is sponsored by Peruvian surfing champion, Fernando Paraud also known as Wawa. Máncora, whose beaches ......
Read MoreSabandía Mill
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThis centuries old mill, powered by a nearby waterfall, is in operation, grinding grains and flours, after being restored in ......
Read MoreMansion of the Founder
Apr 30, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruIts name in Spanish translates into “The Mansion of the Founder.” The founder in question being Don Garcí Manuel de ......
Read MoreFranciscan Recoleta Monastery
Apr 26, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruOne of the most impressive historical monuments in Peru, the Franciscan Recoleta Monastery dates back to 1648. This museum offers ......
Read MoreThe Casa del Corregidor
Apr 20, 2007 - Puno, PeruThis exquisite little structure near the heart of town in Puno is worth a visit both for itself as one ......
Read MoreKarambola Disco Pub
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThe Karambola is the newest and best dance club in Puerto Maldonado, which also happens to be an excellent restaurant ......
Read MoreCusipata Viajes y Turismo
Apr 17, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruCusipata Viajes y Turismo presents an array of adventure services including whitewater rafting, hiking, trekking, horseback riding, paragliding, mountain biking, ......
Read MoreArequipa Bustour
Apr 16, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThis tour bus guide company offers a variety of different tours. However, V!VA definatley recommends the City and Country Full ......
Read MoreColca Tours
Apr 16, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruThis stable of horses for rent and instruction is located next to the famous and historic Sabandía Mill. Experienced instructors ......
Read MoreThe Thermal Baths of Aguas Calientes
Apr 12, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThe town of Aguas Calientes derives its name–Hot Waters--from the natural, sulfur-heated waters here, near the base of the world's ......
Read MoreAngela’s Laundry
Apr 11, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThe little things you don’t take into account when you set off to conquer the Inca Trail…such as your dirty ......
Read MoreTeleperu Telephone
Apr 10, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe Teleperu telephone cabinas provide an inexpensive and expedient manner to call outside the country: the USA and Canada are ......
Read MoreThe San Francisco Catacombs
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThis Franciscan church and monastery is one of the most haunting (almost literally) and memorable sites in all of Lima. ......
Read MoreCasa Riva-Agüero
Apr 09, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruTwenty-seven-rooms big, the Casa Riva-Agüero is yet another echo of a distant past in which the rich and powerful built ......
Read MoreParque de la Muralla
Apr 07, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThis new park, complete with a track for children to cycle and a pedestrian walkway, sits on the banks of ......
Read MoreParque de la Cultura
Apr 07, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruFeaturing some of the most exquisite architecture in Lima, the Parque de la Cultura downtown is a tribute to Lima's ......
Read MorePalace Concert
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruFast, loud and new, the Palace Concert dance club and bar will keep you on your feet from when it ......
Read MoreLima Municipal Tourism Information Office
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruMost visitors to the historical center of Lima will be pleased to take advantage of Lima’s Tourism Municipal Information Office, ......
Read MoreCorreo Central de Lima
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruNot just a post office, this very big and ornate edifice behind the Palace of the Governor in the historical ......
Read MoreConcert Disco
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThe past and present meet at Concert Disco, a dance club in an antique building with imperially high ceilings, columns ......
Read MoreCerro de San Cristóbal
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruA large cross at the summit of a 409-meter (1,342 feet) high hill, this attraction provides visitors a great view ......
Read MoreIglesia y Convento de la Merced
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe Church and Convent of Mercy was originally built in 1535, making it one of the oldest religious institutions in ......
Read MoreThe Film Lounge and Danish Café
Mar 02, 2007 - Cusco, PeruPart movie salon, part cafeteria and part crash pad, the Film Lounge and Danish Café at the far end of ......
Read MoreMythology
Mar 02, 2007 - Cusco, PeruGringos living here could just as well name Mythology “cool central.” It has a movie salon, a restaurant and an ......
Read MoreAldea Yanapay Project
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe Aldea Yanapay website states “another way of living.” For many of the children cared for by Aldea Yanapay, that ......
Read MoreQ'ewar Project
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruAmong the volunteer opportunities in Cusco is the Q’ewar Project, a non-profit that employs indigenous women to make high-quality, hand-made ......
Read MoreCIMA Hyperbaric Center
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, PeruCusco is often breathtaking, in more ways than one. Even the most athletic are not immune to high altitude sickness, ......
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Tours
Apu Aventura
May 10, 2007 - Caraz, PeruApu Aventura boasts 15 years experience as a tour operator. For those looking to make the most of their visit ......
Read MoreGalaxia Expeditions
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruGalaxia Expeditions is one of the most reputable and professional outdoor adventure outfits in Huaraz. It offers possibly the most ......
Read MorePeru Andes Travel
May 01, 2007 - Huaraz, PeruThis all-purpose tour operator and travel agency offers experienced and certified guides that will facilitate access to all the best ......
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General Service Agent Travel Agency
Apr 26, 2007 - Juliaca, PeruA short walk from the Plaza Bolognesi, General Service Agent can book tours to some of the more interesting destinations ......
Read MoreToday for You Tours
Apr 25, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaThis Copacabana tour operator sells to all routes and locations, going north to Peru or heading south onwards through Bolivia. ......
Read MoreTiticaca Tours
Apr 25, 2007 - Copacabana, BoliviaTiticaca tours offers an all-day tour from Copacabana to the world famous Islas del Sol and Islas la Luna, the ......
Read MoreZarate Expeditions
Apr 19, 2007 - Puno, PeruFrom rappelling off of the mountain cliffs around Puno to visiting the Totorani waterfalls, Zarate really will take you out ......
Read MoreTiticaca Expedition
Apr 19, 2007 - Puno, PeruTiticaca Expedition claims to offer the best team and best service for making the most of your visit to South ......
Read MoreSergeturs Colpa Travel
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruSergeturs Colpa Travel offers combined tours. On one-day excursions to a turtle reserve, you can observe turtles, under the protection ......
Read MoreCeiba Tours
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruCeiba Tours is the authorized owner of the Mejía Lodge in Lake Sandoval that attracts tourists from all over the ......
Read MoreThe Wasai Lodge Tours
Apr 18, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruThe Wasai Lodge offers as comprehensive a tour and expedition program as you will find in Puerto Maldonado, focused on ......
Read MorePeru Explorer
Apr 16, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruFor $60, Peru Explorer will offer a comprehensive three-day tour of Arequipa and its surrounding countryside. The morning of the ......
Read MoreTropical Nature Tours & Travel SAC
Apr 14, 2007 - Puerto Maldonado, Puerto Maldonado, PeruTropical Nature Tours & Travel SAC proudly boasts that it is capable of "all tours." That means taking advantage of all that ......
Read MoreKB Tours
Apr 12, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruWhat to do in Ollantaytambo--apart from ascending the monumental Incan Pueblo steps? How about rafting, horseback riding, mountain-biking, and even ......
Read MoreThe Mirabus
Apr 06, 2007 - Lima, PeruThe only one of its kind so far in Lima, the Mirabus tour bus is highly recommended for newcomers to ......
Read MoreInfo Peru
Apr 05, 2007 - Lima, PeruThey are officially a travel agency, capable of booking travel via bus or plane, as well as stays in any ......
Read MoreFertur Peru Travel
Apr 05, 2007 - Lima, PeruFertur Peru has a well-established reputation as one of the best travel agencies and tour operators in the country. A ......
Read MoreSacred Valley Mountain Bike Tours
Mar 08, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruIt is one thing to visit the Sacred Valley, but how about mountain biking across it, pushing up and across ......
Read MoreAndean Life Adventure Tour Operator
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruNow in its tenth year, Andean Life Adventure Tour Operator has established itself as one of the most trust-worthy and ......
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Services
Vendors on the Puno Docks
Jun 28, 2007 - Puno, PeruOne advantage of walking as you head east towards Lake Titicaca and the main port of departure in Puno, Puerta ......
Read MoreThe Discovery Internet Café and Snack Bar
Apr 11, 2007 - Aguas Calientes, PeruThere are plenty of Internet cafés throughout Aguas Calientes, and this one is slightly more expensive by charging you four solés rather ......
Read MoreTalleres Los Andenes
Apr 11, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruA veteran weaver Félix Calla, proprietor of Hospedaje Los Andenes, also sells a creative assortment of alpaca wool, hand-made ponchos, ......
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DJ Tattoo Machines
Apr 10, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruLeave Peru as a new you--literally. With the exchange rate favoring the dollar over the sol, one to three, go ......
Read MoreSidrik's Peruvian Handicraft
Apr 09, 2007 - Pueblo Libre, Lima, PeruSidrik’s is one of the leading alpaca wool retail outlets in Peru, and it is worth going out to Pueblo ......
Read MoreBodega Santiago Queirolo
Apr 09, 2007 - Lima, PeruThere are two huge wooden wine barrels on the right, and antique model car on the right, which is how ......
Read MorePalacio de la Esmeralda
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruAccording to legend, the Egyptian goddess Isis wore the emerald. It was later valued by the Romans for its calming, ......
Read MoreAlmacén Metro
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThere are any numbers of stores along Jirón de la Reunión selling clothes, food and office supplies, but you might ......
Read MoreJimmy's Baguetería and Pastelería
Apr 06, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruLocal bakeries are a mainstay of the Latin American economy, as much in Peru as anywhere else. It is hard ......
Read MoreFeria Manos Artesanas
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruJust outside the north entrance to the Parque de la Exposición is your opportunity to sample a tradition that pre-dates ......
Read MoreLibrería El Virrey
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThis handsome bookshop in the historical center has a larger and more cosmopolitan selection than most in Lima. It is ......
Read MorePalacio de las Maletas
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruWith a name that translates literally into the Palace of Suitcases, it offers exactly what it promises: total luggage lunacy. ......
Read MoreDiana Net and Tattoo Parlour
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruDiana Net could be considered an attractive option for travelers considering two different purchases: an hour’s worth of surfing the ......
Read MoreCentro Comercial Plaza Lima Sur
Apr 05, 2007 - Chorrillos, Lima, PeruThis massive and modern shopping complex in Chorrillos is a consumer heaven. Featuring Peru’s largest retailer, Metro, and a glossy ......
Read MoreBelmundo en Línea
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruThis particular Internet station is clean, cool and well-ventilated, with modern computers, large monitors, webcams and headsets with microphones, making ......
Read MoreArte en Cuero Sánchez
Apr 05, 2007 - Central Lima, Lima, PeruAnother great bargain for tourists, here is your chance to get custom-made, personally designed leather goods at prices that would ......
Read MoreThe Fair Trade Association in Ollantaytambo
Mar 17, 2007 - Ollantaytambo, PeruFor cultural and conscientious collectors, the Fair Trade Association outlet in Ollantaytambo on the Jirón de la Convención is a ......
Read MorePl@net.Com
Mar 08, 2007 - Urubamba, PeruWhatever your communication needs while visiting Urubamba--writing or talking to your loved ones, catching up on news from home or ......
Read MoreLa Cholita
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruWhy this little chocolate manufacturer, after 50 years, has not attained the global clout commensurate with such continental competitors as ......
Read MoreSeminario Ceramics
Mar 03, 2007 - Cusco, PeruThe artist Pablo Seminario is a local legend amongst cusqueños. He virtually invented a new form of ceramic artwork that ......
Read MoreTesoros del Ande
Feb 27, 2007 - Cusco, Perudel Ande offers high-quality, hand-made silver jewelry. They also sell fancy alpaca scarves, wool caps, shirts and skirts, not to ......
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Jul 05, 2007 - Arequipa, PeruArequipa's urban and natural beauty, and it's rich culture, does not make it immune from many of the same social ......
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