Peru Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Peru: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Peru guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  2. I see dead people: preserved bodies around the world

    09 August 2010

    So much of travel is about coming face to face with history – literally, in some cases. Introducing six folks...

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  3. Machu Picchu update

    04 May 2010

    South America’s most popular attraction — the 15th-century Incan site known as Machu Picchu — was hit by a mudslide...

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  4. What are the world's best airports?

    25 March 2010

    Yesterday, Skytrax held its annual World Airport Awards ceremony. To determine which airports took out top prizes, millions of air...

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  5. Extreme cuisine: top 10 'exotic' tastes

    28 January 2010

    Part of travel is coming up against local foods that might raise your eyebrows. Here we take a global trip...

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  6. Top ten South American reads: a literary trip

    30 July 2009

    Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he...

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