From safety, to transportation, accommodation, and cultural norms, here are the best tips for solo female travel in Peru:
A Practical Guide to Peru Solo Travel
Cusco Food: 10 Traditional Dishes to Try
As one of the top global cuisines and the most renown in South America, Peruvian food has a variety of influences. This ranges from indigenous ingredients including corn, quinoa, and potatoes to pork, rice, and dairy brought during Spanish colonization. You’ll also find a fusion sparked by Asian immigrants who came to Peru in the 19th century. Cusco food is rooted in Incan traditions and hearty Andean ingredients and flavors.
8 Things To Do in Cusco, Peru
As one of the world’s top tourist destinations, Cusco holds a vast amount of history, culture and archeological wonders due to its centrality of South America’s ancient Incan empire. It is the main hub to explore the Sacred Valley and was put on the tourism map in the 1900s after the re-discovery of the iconic Machu Picchu and other ancient Incan sites.
Machu Picchu Poem: A Haiku
Reflections on the Inca Trail
Blogger and world traveler Jennifer Fitzpatrick joins us to reflect on her experience hiking the Inca Trail. For every challenge, she finds, there was an even greater reward!
Meet Our Partner: Kuska School, Peru
Books for the Road: Peru
Whether you’re traveling to Peru in the near future or just dreaming of a some-day visit, reading up on this location is a must before travel. Home to the ancient empire of the Incas, Peru also boasts swaths of Amazon rainforest, the highest sand dune in the world, and nearly 100 microclimates. The intertwining history of the Old World and the New over the past 500 years have shaped both cultures into what they are today, and these books give a glimpse into both the past and present of the epicenter of South America.
