Fodor's Essential Peru: with Machu Picchu & the Inca Trail

by Fodor's Travel Publications

Overview

Whether you want to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, explore the Peruvian Amazon, or enjoy Lima’s world-class food and museums, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Peru are here to help! Fodor’s Essential Peru, 2nd Edition guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.

This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s “Essential” guides have been named by Booklist as the Best Travel Guide Series of 2020!

Fodor’s Essential Peru travel guide includes:

• AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do.
• MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time.
• MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently.
• COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more.
• PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “What to Eat and Drink,” “Incredible Ancient Wonders,” “What to Buy,” “Peru’s Top Museums,” and more.
• TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money.
• HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more.
• SPECIAL FEATURES on “The Peruvian Amazon,” “The Cordillera Blanca,” “Nazca Lines,” “The Islands of Lake Titicaca,” “What to Watch and Read Before You Visit,” and more.
• LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems.
• SPANISH LANGUAGE PRIMER with useful words and essential phrases.
• UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Lima, Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, Cusco, Nazca, the Peruvian Amazon, the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca, Trujilo, and more.

Planning on visiting? Check out Fodor’s Essential Chile and Fodor’s Essential Argentina.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640973145
Publisher:	Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Series:	Fodor's Travel Guides Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	157,790
Product dimensions:	5.19(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Peru 1

25 Ultimate Experiences 8

What's Where 18

Peru Today 20

Peru's Top Restaurants 22

What to Eat and Drink 24

Top Day-Trips from Lima 26

What to Buy 28

What to Watch and Read 30

Touring Peru 32

2 Travel Smart 43

Know Before You Go 44

Getting Here and Around 46

Essentials 50

On the Calendar 56

Great Itineraries 58

Contacts 64

3 Lima 65

Welcome to Lima 66

Planning 69

El Centro 72

San Isidro 82

Miraflores 88

Barranco 106

Pueblo Libre 113

Elsewhere Around Lima 116

4 Nazca and the Southern Coast 117

Welcome to Nazca and the Southern Coast 118

Planning 122

Cerro Azul 123

Asia 124

Lunahuaná 125

Tambo Colorado 126

Pisco 127

Paracas 129

Ica 133

Huacachina 139

Nazca 141

5 The Southern Andes and Lake Titicaca 151

Welcome Id the Southern Andes and Lake Titicaca 152

Planning 155

Arequipa 158

Cotahuasi Village and Vicinity 175

Chivay 179

Puno 187

Lake Titicaca 195

Sillustani 205

Chucuito 205

Juli 206

Pomata 206

The Bolivian Side of Lake Titicaca 207

6 Cusco and the Sacred Valley 215

Welcome to Cusco and the Sacred Valley 216

Planning 220

Cusco 226

Sacsayhuamán 250

Qenko 253

Puka Pukara 253

Tambomachay 254

Valle del Sur 254

Rainbow Mountain 256

Taray 257

Pisac 257

Huaran 260

Huayllabamda 261

Yucay 261

Urubamba 262

Chinchero 265

Moray and Salineras 265

Ollantaytambo 266

7 Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail 271

Welcome to Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail 272

Planning 288

Aguas Calientes 292

8 The Amazon Basin 301

Welcome to the Amazon Basin 302

Planning 305

Puerto Maldonado 308

Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park 310

Manu Biosphere Reserve 320

Iquitos 323

The Peruvian Amazon 328

9 Central Highlands 333

Welcome to the Central Highlands 334

Planning 338

Huánuco 341

Tingo María 345

Valle Yanahuanca 346

Reserva Nacional de Junín 346

Tarma 346

Jauja 349

Concepción 349

Huancayo 349

Huancavelica 355

Quinua 357

Ayacucho 358

10 The North Coast and Northern Highlands 367

Welcome to the North Coast and Northern Highlands 368

Planning 372

Barranca 375

Casma 376

Playa Tortugas 377

Trujillo 377

Huanchaco 387

Magdalena de Cao 390

Sipán 390

Chiclayo 391

Lambayeque 394

Ferreñafe 395

Piura 395

Máncora 397

Punta Sal 399

Tumbes 400

Huaraz 407

Chavín de Huántar 411

Yungay 412

Lagunas de Llanganuco 412

Caraz 415

Cajamarca 415

Chachapoyas 421

Kuélap 424

Index 425

About our Writers 432

Maps

El Centro 74-75

San Isidro 84-85

Miraflores 90-91

Peruvian History 35

Food in Peru 97

Nazca Lines 143

The Islands of Lake Titicaca 197

Journey to Machu Picchu 274

The Peruvian Amazon 311

The Cordillera Blanca 401

Barranco 109

Pueblo Libre and Elsewhere Around Lima 114

Paracas Peninsula 132

Ica 135

Ica Valley Wineries 137

Nazca 148

Arequipa 162

Colca Canyon and Cotahuasi Canyon 176

Puno 190

Lake Titicaca 204

Plaza de Armas and Around 228-229

San Bias 248

Side Trips from Cusco 252

Pisac 257

Oliantaytambo 267

Aguas Calientes 296

Madre de Dios 309

Iquitos 325

The Peruvian Amazon 329

Huánuco 341

Huancayo 350

Ayacucho 360

Outside Trujillo 379

Trujillo 384

Huaraz 408

Cajamarca 418

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