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Introducing Peru

Peru is an epic fantasyland. Imagine forgotten temples entangled in jungle vines, cobwebbed imperial tombs baking in the desert sun and ancient bejeweled treasures beyond reckoning. Wild rivers that rage around Cuzco, pumas that prowl in the night and hallucinogenic shaman rituals that are centuries old. After all, this is the South American country that chewed up and spat out empire after empire – even Inca warriors and Spanish conquistadors didn’t stand a lasting chance. No one could completely conquer this jaw-dropping terrain, from the Cordillera Blanca with dozens of peaks exceeding 5000m, down to the vast coastal deserts and the hot, steamy rainforests of the Amazon Basin.

Wanna take it easy? Follow the Gringo Trail that connects the country’s highlights, winding up to the mountaintop Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Or step off the beaten path and groove to Afro-Peruvian beats during Carnaval, float in a slow boat down the Amazon and chase that perfect wave along a paradisiacal Pacific coastline.

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Latest headlines for Peru

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  1. Mass arrests over Peru protests

    9 July 2009 7:07AM

    Peruvian police say they have arrested 156 people during a second day of nationwide protests against free trade.

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  2. UN calls for Peru clashes probe

    20 June 2009 8:34AM

    The UN envoy for indigenous people urges Peru to launch an independent probe into recent deadly Amazon clashes.

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  3. Colombia coca-growing 'declines'

    19 June 2009 7:13PM

    Colombian cultivation of coca, the raw material for cocaine, declined significantly in 2008, a United Nations report says.

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