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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PERU 790 NEAZ~CA9Río Nasca 65 45 Vista Tunga Alegre Tq photographs naCECMHEANUTCEHRIILOL ADE detailed maps illustrations cona PAN EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PERU EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PERU Main Contributor Maryanne Blacker Managing Editor Aruna Ghose Design Manager Priyanka Thakur Project Editor Shikha Kulkarni Project Designer Shruti Singhi Editor Jyoti Kumari Designers Pooja Badola, Anchal Kaushal Senior Cartographic Manager Uma Bhattacharya Cartographer Mohammad Hassan Senior DTP Designer Vinod Harish Senior Picture Researcher Taiyaba Khatoon Inhabitants of Islas Uros, Lake Titicaca Picture Researcher Sumita Khatwani Assistant picture Researcher Shweta Andrews Contents Contributors Maryanne Blacker, Jorge Riveros Cayo, Dominic Hamilton, Rob Rachowiecki, Introducing Peru Joby Williams Photographers Discovering Demetrio Carrasco, Nigel Hicks, Linda Whitwam Peru 8 Illustrators Chapel Design & Marketing Ltd., Chinglemba Chingbham, Surat Kumar Mantoo, Arun Pottirayil, Putting Peru on T. Gautam Trivedi, Mark Arjun Warner the Map 14 Printed and bound in China by L. Rex Printing Co. Ltd First American Edition, 2008 14 15 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A Portrait of Peru 16 Published in the United States by: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Peru Through Copyright © 2008, 2014 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company the Year 38 Reprinted with revisions 2010, 2012, 2014 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, No part The History of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or of Peru 44 transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. Lima Area by Area Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Lima at a Glance 60 ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN: 978-1-4654-1176-1 Central Lima 62 Miraflores & San Isidro 78 The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, UK or email: [email protected]. Front cover main image: A llama grazing at the pre-Columbian ruins of Machu Picchu Nazca ceramic bottle with stylized patterns The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, El Valle Sagrado Peru Region By Region Peru at a Glance 118 The Southern Coast 120 Brightly painted plates at a local market, in Chinchero Canyon Country 134 Outdoor Activities 302 The Inca Heartland 156 Specialized Barranco 88 Holidays 308 Central Sierra 186 Further Afield 96 Survival Guide Cordillera Blanca 200 Shopping in Lima 104 Practical Information 312 The Northern Entertainment Travel Desert 218 in Lima 106 Information 322 The Northern Lima Street General Index Finder 108 Highlands 238 330 The Amazon Acknowledgments 342 Basin 252 Phrase Book 346 Travelers’ Needs Where to Stay 270 Where to Eat and Drink 280 Shopping in Peru 298 Golden pectoral of the Lord of Sipán Strikingly carved blue balconies, Cusco San Francisco Church and Convent, Lima INTRODUCING PERU Discovering Peru 8–9 Putting Peru on the map 14–15 A Portrait of Peru 16–37 Peru Through the Year 38–43 The History of Peru 44–57 (cid:3) 8 INTRODUCING PERU DISCOVERING PERU The following itineraries have been designed group of Spanish conquistadors captured the to include Peru’s main highlights, while head of the Inca empire in the 16th century. keeping long-distance travel manageable. A two-week tour of southern Peru offers a The itineraries include a two-day tour of Lima, visit to the country’s top attractions, including Peru’s bustling capital, and a two-day tour of the ruins of Machu Picchu and Cusco. The Cusco, which was the centre of the Inca tour also includes a visit to floating islands on empire. There is a one-week tour of northern Lake Titicaca and a flight over the Nazca Lines Peru, where there are opportunities to wander – giant geoglyphs sketched into the desert. among ancient archaeological ruins, surf Finish up with a few days contemplating the Pacific waves, and visit the site where a small wonders of the Amazon rainforest. AMAZONAS PIURA One Week in Northern Peru • Stroll through the streets LAMBAYEQUE of Trujillo, visiting elegant RMeuasleeso d Teu mSipbáans CAJAMARCA colonial mansions. SAN MARTÍN Chiclayo Ventanillas de • Wander through the ruins Cajamarca Otuzco Baños del Inca of Chan Chan, once the Cumbemayo LORETO world’s biggest adobe city with a population of 100,000. LA LIBERTAD Huanchaco Trujillo • Visit Huaca del Sol, a pre- Chan Chan Huaca del Sol Inca site built by the Moches Y de La Luna in around AD 500. • Surf the waves near the beach resort Huanchaco. ANCASH HUÁNUCO • Visit the modern museum of Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán. PASCO • Check out Cajamarca’s PACIFIC Ransom Chamber, which OCEAN P E R U was filled with gold by Inca ruler Atahualpa to try to win his release from the LIMA JUNÍN Spanish conquistadors. Lima • Relax like an Inca at the thermal baths of popular resort Baños del Inca. HUANCAVELICA Paracas Islas Ballestas Huacachina Reserva Nacional ICA AYACUCHO de Paracas Nazca Lines Nazca Chan Chan A UNESCO World Heritage site, this former pre-Columbian metropolis features a complex of sunken plazas, chambers, and temple cloisters.
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