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Home » Destinations » South America

Peru

  • Is Peru Safe To Visit?
  • How To Get To Machu Picchu in Peru
  • Hiking Huayna Picchu, the Mountain Behind Machu Picchu
  • Machu Picchu in Pictures: My First Trek to the Lost City
  • Exploring the Enchanting Amazon Rainforest in Peru
  • Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: A Daily Account
  • Hiking Colca Canyon: A Test of Endurance in Peru
  • 5 Tips for Traveling in Peru
  • Places I Still Want To See in Peru
  • Astrid and Gastón: The High Art of Peruvian Cuisine
  • Graffiti and Street Art in Lima, Peru
  • A Machu Picchu Tour with G Adventures
  • Favorite Peruvian Dishes
  • The Best Outdoor Activities in Peru
  • September Hiatus
  • A "Day of the Dead" Visit to Huascaran, Peru's Tallest Mountain
  • Alpacas: Cute, Soft, and Delicious
  • Sandboarding in Huacachina
  • Arequipa: Peru's Medellín
  • Moche Ruins: Huaca de la Luna y Huaca del Sol
  • Peru Highlights: My First 5 Months
  • Packing List for the Amazon Jungle
  • Renting Apartments in Lima, Peru
  • Wildlife in the Tambopata National Reserve
  • Chan Chan: The Largest, Most Boring Pre-Columbian City in South America
  • Short Term Apartment Rentals with Wimdu (Part 2)
  • Gocta Cataracts: The World's 3rd Tallest Waterfall
  • The Flower-Filled Entrance to Museo Larco
  • Vilcabamba to Chachapoyas: An Ecuador-Peru Border Crossing
  • Top 5 Wildlife Moments In Peru’s Amazon Basin
  • Aquavit Hotel in Asia, Peru
  • Let's Go Backpacking in the Peruvian Amazon
  • Jaguars and Thunderstorms on the Tambopata River
  • Kuelap: Fortress Ruins in Northern Peru
  • Pastoruri Glacier: Journey to 5,000 Meters
  • Inside Refugio Amazonas and the Tambopata Research Center
Dave at Ahu Ko Te Riku on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile.

Hi, I'm Dave

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I've been writing about adventure travel on Go Backpacking since 2007. I've visited 68 countries.

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