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Bird's eye view of Machu Picchu with Juan

Manco Multisport in Peru

An action packed tour of Peru, including trekking, mountain biking, rafting, and kayaking.
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Jenny in front of our dome at Eco Camp

Best Ecolodges in Latin America

From Patagonia to Costa Rica, traveler, Shannon Beineke, weighs in on ecolodges and some of the best places to relax your head, take in remarkable surroundings and enjoy examples of effective ecotourism at work. By Shannon Beineke Ecotourism has skyrocketed in recent years. As a result, many lodges around the world are now claiming to be …
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To Weave for the Sun: Andean Weaving

A history of the textiles and Andean weavings that you'll find throughout Latin America, discover what you'll find while traveling thru indigenous markets like Ecuador's Otavalo market and the Pisac market of Peru.
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An infamous Pisco Sour

Peruvian Recipe: Pisco Sour

A Mi Manera, a restaurant in Cusco, has given some great Peruvian recipes to Adventure Lifers during a cooking class we include in tours. Since it is always fun to explore the local foods of a place, we wanted to share some of these with our fellow travelers. We thought we would start off with the infamous Pisco Sour... Ingredients 0.5 ounce …
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Learning how to make my own Peruvian meal

Peru Cuisine Love!

Adventure Lifer, Monika, shares some of her tasty adventures in Peru. In this article, read advice about how to budget for eating both locally and in the fancy restaurants. Also, try the local flavors that Peru is known for. Also found in this article is a list of restaurants that Monika has suggested.
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Admiring the pieces at the Museo Larco

Bling Bling!

Adventure Lifer, Monika, shares some of her experience visiting the famous Larco Herrera Museum in Peru. This museum has wonderful displays of history, archeology and culture of ancient Peruvians. Another thing that makes this museum tourist-friendly is that every display has a language translation.
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Ancient Peru Brewery - SALUD!

An ancient brewery of the Wari Empire was found. Twenty ceramic 10 to 15 gallon vats suggest that this was much more than a Mom-and-Pop-shop. In fact, it may be the oldest large-scale brewery ever found in the Andes.
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Gallavanting around Peru

The Way to Machu Picchu

Most travelers to Peru know about the Inca Trail, but what about the more impressive (and challenging) hikes like the Salkantay trek, the Choquequirao trek, and the Cachiccata Trail were all built by the Incas and used for hundreds of years before travelers arrived.
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Traveler equipment

Double the Adventure

Before embarking on a journey, you put a lot of effort into deciding where to go, preparing, and researching. While taking the time to organize a trip, why not plan to see TWO destinations? There are so many possible combinations of places that are easy to see during one adventure, and we love customizing these fusion trips for our travelers! …
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Me and my BMW650 GS

Central America on a motorbike
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Beautiful Macchu Picchu. And tomorrow off to Huayna Picchu

My Peru adventure

There and Back again
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Peru Cuisine Tour!

After nearly nine years at Adventure Life, it seemed silly I hadn't yet been to Peru. I've always wanted to see the ruins of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, but more than anything, I had heard such great things about the food in Peru! Truly international cuisine, we had to check it out. So Monika and I set off on our next adventure!
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Victory: On top of Huayna Picchu!

5 Ways to do Peru

Ancient ruins, charming people, delicious food, wildlife-rich jungles...Peru truly has something to offer any traveler! With so much to see and so many ways to see it, deciding on one of our Peru trip itineraries can prove challenging. Here are a few recommended ways of exploring the country based on specific personal interests and preferences.
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Marco, our guide with Wayna Picchu in background

Meet our Peru guides

Adventure Life guides are the unsung heroes whose efforts create amazing experiences for our travelers. They will become like family as they guide you through Peru, and we wanted to give you the opportunity to get to know a little about them before your trip!
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Trip Planner, Sullivan, at the market in Pisaq, Peru

Safe Travels in Peru

Thinking of traveling to Peru but concerned about safety? We have some recommendations for safe travels as well as some information that may settle those concerns.
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Views of the Sacred Valley

Sacred Valley Revealed

Just an hour drive from Cusco, the glorious Sacred Valley remains a living relic of Inca culture with terraced mountainsides with fortresses built into the towering Andes, and the raging Urubamba River below. Don't miss the market town of Pisac and spectacular Ollantaytambo a living Inca city below a towering fortress.
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Choquequirao

Get to know Choquequirao

Little known to the world, this ancient Peruvian city is often referred to as Machu Picchu's sister city. However, we wholeheartedly believe it is a worthy destination on its own. Deemed the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu is not so nameless anymore with more than one million visitors every year. T
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Valentine's Day Around the World

Romance Around the World

Love is all around us. Or perhaps it is more truthful to say that boxes of chocolate, heart-shaped balloons, sappy cards, and battles for restaurant reservations are all around us. The phenomenon of Valentine's Day...
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A whole new world! The Peruvian Andes

My husband and I do the Manco Multisport, which explores the Cusco area, including Machu Picchu, and then Lake Titicaca. It was incredible!
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Preparing for our trip!

Ecuador and Peru Family Trip

We had an amazing, eye-opening, thrilling 6 weeks of travel in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. Our bond as a family has strengthened and although we were really excited to get home, we are already dreaming about our next travel experience together!
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Flirting with our guide

Peru Family Trip

Our amazing family trip to Machu Picchu - Everything we expected and more. There is a reason it is on every top ten list of places to see in the world before you die.
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Winay Wayna

Magical Machu Picchu

Chronicle of our four person journey to and on the Inca Trail which culminated in a romantic proposal at Machu Picchu to which I said YES!!!
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Biking through Peru

Peru: By Mountain Bike, Horseback and the Inca Trail

After visiting Peru three years ago, I returned with my daughter to hike the Inca Trail in 2013.
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Luxury Inca Trail

Luxury Inca Trail Trek
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