Peru

Population: 28 million (UN, 2005)
Capital: Lima
Area: 1.28 million sq km (496,225 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 nuevo sol = 100 centimos

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Peru Travel Guide

Peru is a mind-blowing country. The natural beauty of the mountains, deserts, and jungle sit in contrast to narco-terrorist jungle towns, wide open mines and dumps, ridiculously over-touristed ruins and ...

Up an Amazonian Creek

Tossing and turning in bed the night before my Amazon Jungle expedition, I was having second thoughts of going up the Ucayali River in Northeast Peru to live with the ...

Ambushed in Peru

We’re having an amazing time in backcountry Peru. My twin sister Lynn and I and our friend Rachel hike the Kuelap ruins on foot, and explore the Gocta waterfalls on ...

Drinking Chicha in Peru

With my head tilted back I stare painfully into the shot glass and despair. I haven’t downed it fast enough; a sickly sludge has formed and it’s slowly sliding towards ...

Stranded Behind a Violent Peruvian Strike

‘Abre la puerta! Abre la puerta!‘

The sound of rocks crashing against the walls of the hotel filled the unlit dining room with tension. I dropped my spoon in ...

Bad Mescaline trip in a Peruvian Forest

An Andean dwarf forest is a psychedelic place. Weird, twisting Quenuales trees grow on slopes so steep they reach sideways toward the sun. Their red, papery bark glows beautifully in ...

Dating Peruvian Girls and Guys

Dating in Peru is overall a great experience. Peruvians are fun, open-minded and generally very good looking. Finding a date is easy for foreigners, and attitudes about sex and relationships ...

Sex and Germans in the Mountains of Peru

Huaraz felt like a trap and I had to get out. I told my Peruvian girlfriend Maria this and she agreed. We had to get out, even if only for ...

Amazon Boat Ride in Peru

Iquitos, Peru

Relaxing on the roof terrace-come-menagerie that was the hotel without a name, just two blocks off the Plaza De Arms in Lima, Peru. Something was missing from my trip ...