Footprint Peru

Andean adventure capital. The best sights. Inca roads and mountain trails. Where to eat, drink and sleep. How to discover your own lost city. The world's deepest canyon, highest lake and most bio-diverse jungle. The ultimate adrenaline rush. Where to find the best festivals. Guinea pig on the menu, a whale in the desert and condors at nine o'clock... Book jacket.

Introducing
Peru highlights	p. 2
A foot in the door	p. 9
Essentials
Planning your trip	p. 18
Before you travel	p. 34
Money	p. 38
Getting there	p. 41
Touching down	p. 45
Getting around	p. 52
Sleeping	p. 61
Eating	p. 63
Entertainment	p. 66
Festivals and events	p. 66
Shopping	p. 67
Sport and activities	p. 69
Health	p. 77
Keeping in touch	p. 84
Guide
Lima
Ins and outs	p. 90
Background	p. 93
Sights	p. 95
Central Lima	p. 95
Lima Suburbs	p. 105
Excursions	p. 112
Listings	p. 114
Sleeping	p. 114
Eating	p. 121
Bars and clubs	p. 125
Entertainment	p. 127
Festivals and events	p. 127
Shopping	p. 128
Activities and tours	p. 131
Transport	p. 134
Directory	p. 137
Cusco
Cusco city	p. 146
Sights	p. 150
Listings	p. 156
The Urubamba Valley	p. 185
Pisac	p. 186
Pisac to Urumbamba	p. 187
Urubamba, Chinchero and Moray	p. 189
Ollantaytambo	p. 191
Listings	p. 192
Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail	p. 198
Machu Picchu ruins	p. 199
Huayna Picchu	p. 201
The Inca Trail	p. 202
Beyond Machu Picchu	p. 206
Listings	p. 210
East of Cusco	p. 217
Listings	p. 220
West from Cusco	p. 222
Listings	p. 224
Lake Titicaca
Puno and the islands	p. 228
Puno	p. 229
Around Puno	p. 230
The islands	p. 232
Listings	p. 235
Juliaca and the eastern shore	p. 242
Listings	p. 246
The western shore and into Bolivia	p. 248
Listings	p. 250
Arequipa
Arequipa	p. 256
Listings	p. 260
Colca Canyon	p. 270
Listings	p. 275
Cotahuasi Canyon	p. 277
Listings	p. 281
South Coast
Lima to Pisco	p. 286
South to Lunahuana	p. 286
Lunahuana	p. 286
Canete Valley	p. 287
Chincha Alta	p. 288
Pisco	p. 289
Paracas Peninsula and Ballestas Islands	p. 289
Inland from Pisco	p. 291
Listings	p. 292
Ica and around	p. 298
Listings	p. 300
Nasca and around	p. 302
Nasca	p. 302
Nasca Lines	p. 303
Around Nasca	p. 306
Nasca to Cusco	p. 307
Listings	p. 307
Nasca to Chile	p. 311
South of Nasca	p. 311
Mollendo	p. 312
Moquegua	p. 313
Around Moquegua	p. 314
Tacna	p. 315
Border with Chile	p. 317
Listings	p. 317
Cordilleras Blanca & Huayhuash
Ins and outs	p. 324
Background	p. 324
Trekking and climbing	p. 325
Huaraz	p. 329
Listings	p. 333
North from Huaraz	p. 340
Huaraz to Carhuaz	p. 341
Carhuaz	p. 341
Treks from Carhuaz	p. 342
Yungay and around	p. 343
Lagunas de Llanganuco	p. 344
Caraz and around	p. 344
Treks from Caraz	p. 346
Listings	p. 348
East of the Cordillera Blanca	p. 353
Huaraz to Chavin	p. 353
Chavin de Huantar	p. 356
Callejon de Conchucos	p. 357
Chacas to Pomabamba	p. 358
Pomabamba	p. 359
Sihuas and beyond	p. 360
Listings	p. 360
Cordilleras Huayhuash and Raura	p. 363
Listings	p. 365
North Coast
Lima to Chimbote	p. 370
Listings	p. 377
Trujillo	p. 380
Listings	p. 384
Around Trujillo	p. 390
Listings	p. 396
Chiclayo and around	p. 399
Listings	p. 408
Piura and around	p. 413
Piura	p. 414
Huancabamba and Las Guaringas	p. 416
Sullana to Ecuador	p. 417
Listings	p. 418
Coastal route to Ecuador	p. 422
Talara and around	p. 422
Mancora and around	p. 423
North of Mancora	p. 423
Tumbes	p. 424
Around Tumbes	p. 425
Listings	p. 427
Northern Highlands
The coast to Cajamarca	p. 436
Listings	p. 439
Cajamarca and around	p. 441
Listings	p. 446
Chachapoyas Region	p. 451
Cajamarca to Chachapoyas	p. 453
Chachapoyas and around	p. 454
Kuelap and Tingo	p. 456
Sites between Tingo and Leymebamba	p. 457
Northwest of Chachapoyas	p. 460
East and north of Chachapoyas	p. 463
Listings	p. 464
Central Highlands
Lima to Jauja	p. 482
Listings	p. 483
Huancayo and Huancavelica	p. 484
Listings	p. 487
Ayacucho and its hinterland	p. 492
Ayacucho	p. 493
Around Ayacucho	p. 495
Ayacucho to Cusco	p. 497
Listings	p. 499
East of La Oroya and La Selva Central	p. 505
Listings	p. 508
North of La Oroya and the Huallaga Valley	p. 513
Listings	p. 518
Amazon Basin
Northern Jungle	p. 524
Tingo Maria to Iquitos	p. 524
Iquitos	p. 528
Iquitos to the Brazilian/Colombian border	p. 532
Listings	p. 533
Southern Jungle	p. 544
Manu Biosphere Reserve	p. 545
To Manu from Cusco	p. 547
Puerto Maldonado	p. 549
Tambopata Nature Reserve (TNR)	p. 551
To Iberia to Inapari	p. 552
Listings	p. 552
Background
History	p. 564
Pre-Columbian history	p. 564
Moche culture	p. 567
Inca Dynasty	p. 568
Conquest and after	p. 572
Post-independence Peru	p. 573
Political developments	p. 575
The 1968 coup	p. 576
Modern Peru	p. 577
Peru under Fujimori	p. 577
Constitution and government	p. 581
Economy	p. 581
Society	p. 582
Culture	p. 583
People	p. 583
Peru's indigenous people	p. 584
Religion	p. 588
Arts and crafts	p. 588
Music and dance	p. 592
Festivals	p. 595
Literature	p. 597
Fine art and sculpture	p. 601
Land and environment	p. 604
Geography	p. 604
Climate	p. 608
Flora and fauna	p. 608
Footnotes
Spanish words and phrases	p. 616
Glossary	p. 623
Index	p. 626
Map index	p. 630
Map symbols	p. 631
Advert index	p. 632
Acknowledgements	p. 633
Travellers' letters	p. 634
Credits	p. 636
About the author	p. 637
Complete listings	p. 638
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