Peru

Our Top Picks For Peru

• 1 Lake Titicaca

  Home to floating islands and singular cultures, the world's highest navigable lake is, literally, breathtaking

• 2 Arequipa

  The 'White City' is a colonial-era jewel within reach of smoldering volcanoes and deep canyons

• 3 Lima

  Peru's sprawling capital has expansive museums, thumping nightlife and some of the continent's most spectacular food

• 4 Río Amazonas

  Isolated villages, remote rainforest and well-equipped wildlife lodges can be found on South America's greatest river

• 5 Máncora

  Warm water and rippin' waves attract surfers, kitesurfers and sun worshipers all year long

• 6 Nazca & Huacachina

  Condor's-eye views of the mysterious Nazca lines, plus giant dunes for sandboarding

• 7 Machu Picchu

  Peru's legendary ancient Inca citadel clings to the top of a cloudy, forested peak

• 8 Huancavelica

  Well off the tourist trail, this is a charming colonial center bursting with beautiful churches

• 9 Parque Nacional Manu

  High-altitude cloud forest to lowland rainforest - and all the wild animals to go with it

• 10 Chiclayo

  A seaside metropolis surrounded by ancient tombs bearing dazzling gold artifacts

• 11 Huaraz

  High in the Cordillera Blanca, this is a center of inexpensive trekking and mind-boggling mountain views

• 12 Chachapoyas

  Peru's wildest archaeology: the mountaintop fortress of Kuélap and scores of little-known jungle sites

• 13 Ayacucho

  Vivid folklore and a fascinating archaeological museum in a storied highland city

• 14 Cuzco

  The ancient Inca capital's cobblestone streets house artisan shops, world-class restaurants and raucous discos

• 15 Trujillo

  An attractive colonial city near monumental archaeological sites and famed surf spots

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