Lonely Planet Peru (Country Guide). This item is unavailable.Lonely Planet Peru (Country Guide)

This title contains strong activities focus, including surfing off the North Coast and hiking in the Cordillera Blanc and Cordillera Huayhuash. It contains a special section on the Incan World. It includes insightful history and culture chapters. It provides excellent coverage of Machu Picchu and spectacular lesser known archaeological sites. It features an increased extent by 132 pages and 8 maps to cover more off-the-beaten track destinations. It also contains discerning hotel and restaurant reviews reflect the best choices available.

Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail p227
Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria P482
Swill a scoopful of chichi -saliva-fermented corn beer -to earn the respect of the locals. P78
Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chav de Hu ar p415
Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats and dozens of death-defying bus rides
Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage throughout
Get the inside story on the Inca world from noted explorer and author Hugh Thomson
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