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Schilling Travels

PERU

PERU QUICK GUIDE
THOUGHTS: Peru is one of the cheapest and easiest backpacking destinations in the world. Travel is convenient and sights are worthwhile. Very satisfying country to travel in.
TOP PLACES: Huacachina, Cusco, Machu Picchu
CURRENCY: Peruvian Sol (3.4:1 USD)
TRAVEL ROUTE: (Ecuador) -> Trujillo -> Lima -> Pisco -> Paracas -> Chincha Islands -> Huacachina -> Nazca -> Arequipa -> Colca Canyon -> Cusco -> Machu Picchu -> Puno -> (La Paz)
TIPS:
  • Try PERUHOP for an easy hop on, hop off bus experience and to meet other travelers
  • Do a 2-3 Day Hiking tour at Colca Canyon (beware of the altitude)
  • Spend time in Huacachina!! One of my favorite places in the world; a desert oasis with sandboarding and cheap hostels
  • There are many good treks to Machu Picchu outside of the Inca Trail (which has to be booked months in advance). Try the Jungle Trek or the Salkantay
  • Nazca lines are unimpressive from the ground and need to be seen from a flight (~$120)
  • Lake Titicaca has some unnique and interesting scenery, worth spending a day or two, epsecially if overlanding to Bolivia
  • Cusco is a fun town with great food and tons of backpackers
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