Top 7 Worlds to Lose Yourself in Peru

Peru has to be one of the most fascinating and diverse countries in South America, with Andean culture, modern metropolis city life in Lima, ancient pre-Inca ruins, volcanoes, surf beaches and Amazon jungle. Here's the ETG list of top 7 places to visit in this fascinating country.

Top 7 Worlds to Lose Yourself in Peru

1. Peru - Lake Titicaca (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the Lake Titicaca chapter from Lonely Planet’s Peru guidebook.


2. Peru - Central Highlands (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the Central Highlands chapter from Lonely Planet’s Peru guidebook.


3. Peru - Arequipa & Canyon Country (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the Arequipa & Canyon Country chapter from Lonely Planet’s Peru guidebook.


4. Peru - Lima (Chapter) Lonely Planet

With fog bundling its colonial facades and high rises, it takes a little imagination to get beyond the grit of Lima’s first impression. It’s a city shrouded in history, gloriously messy and full of aesthetic delights - don’t even think of missing it.


5. Peru - Amazon Basin (Chapter) Lonely Planet

The lush Peruvian Amazon begs for attention from adventure-seekers. It offers phenomenal wildlife-spotting, forays into untamed forest from the jungle’s best selection of lodges and raucous city life in its main metropolises unlike anything you’ll experience elsewhere in Peru.


6. Peru - Huaraz & the Cordilleras (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Ground zero for outdoor adventure worship in Peru, the Cordilleras are one of the pre-eminent outdoor spots in South America. Every which way you throw your gaze, perennially glaciered white peaks razor their way through expansive mantles of lime-green valleys.


7. Peru - Cuzco & the Sacred Valley (Chapter)

A visit to Cuzco mixes ancient Andean culture fused with the finest colonial and religious splendors of Spanish conquest. Beyond Cuzco lies the Sacred Valley, dotted with villages, high altitude hamlets and ruins linked by trail and solitary railway tracks to Machu Picchu.