NEW Lonely Planet's Best of Peru travel guide

Lonely Planet's easy-to-use guide, filled with inspiring and colorful photos, focuses on Peru's most popular attractions for those looking for the best of the best.

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Peru is complex as its most intricate and exquisite weavings. festivals mark ancient rites, the urban vanguard fuels innovation and nature bestows splendid diversity. Its rich cultural heritage is never more real and visceral than when you are immersed streetside in the swirling madness of a festival. Peru is a place where age-old pageants unfold to the tune of booming brass bands.

Scale the heights of Machu Picchu; puzzle over the Nazca Lines; or visit the sweltering, seductive Amazon Basin, all with your trusted travel companion. Offering visually-inspiring content along with the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you, this photo-rich, user-friendly guide makes planning fun and easy.

Peru Top 10

1. Machu Picchu

2. Lake Titicaca

3. The Cordilleras

4. Arequipa

5. Cuzco

6. Canon del Colca

7. Nazca Lines

8. The Amazon Basin

9. Sacred Valley

10. Lima

Inside Lonely Planet Best of Peru:

- In-depth coverage of the destination's must-see sights along with hidden gems that most guidebooks miss to get you to the heart of a place

- Intuitively organized with essential information at your fingertips

- Eye-catching full-colour design and easy-to-use layout with maps and images throughout

- Annotated images that bring a destination to life

- Practical planning and transport tools including a fold-out map (included in print version) that gives instant access to (more...)

Curator: Brendan Sainsbury

Writers: Alex Egerton, Carolyn McCarthy, Phillip Tang, Luke Waterson

Lonely Planet Best of Peru is your passport to Peru's top sights and most authentic experiences. Discover the best of Peru and begin your journey now!