28th of July is Peruvian Independence Day … ¡Felices fiestas!

Find out all about how the day is celebrated in last year’s post.

Candelaria Festival in Puno Pays Homage to the Virgin of Candlemas The month of February is filled annually with festivities and carnivals in many corners of the world; Peru is no exception. The first two weeks of Feb...

Gustu Restaurant La Paz Bolivia's Best Restaurant: Gustu Restaurant Claus Meyer, creator and co-founder of the #2 rated restaurant in the world Noma, embarked on a new Boli...

Huaca Pucllana in the Heart of Lima It was during a walking tour of the neighborhood of Los Olivos in Lima that I encountered my first huaca. I stood behind a row of houses on a patch of...

Aracari launches The Peru Food Guide, second edition. Today Aracari Travel are proud to launch the second edition of The Peru Food Guide – the ultimate culinary travel guide across the Peruvian Pacific co...

Peruvian cuisine: a tool for social empowerment Top chefs Ferran Adrià and Gastón Acurio have been promoting Peruvian gastronomy as a force for social transformation and empowerment at a recent pres...

Visiting Hacienda La Caravedo Ica On a recent trip to Peru I took a long weekend and headed 4 hours south of Lima to visit Ica, an area of vast fertile land that produces succulent gra...

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