Places to Explore

• Arequipa

  Cradled by three steep, gargantuan, snow-covered volcanoes, the charming white-stoned Arequipa shines under the striking sun at 2,350 meters (7,709 feet). This settlement of 1 million residents grew from... (more)

• Bolivia Sojourn

  You'll hear lots of talk about crossing Lake Titicaca from Peru to Bolivia via hydrofoil or catamaran. At this time you can not go completely across without stopping at the border and walking from Peru... (more)

• Camaná

  Known for its beaches, Camaná is a magnet for Arequipeños in the summer months (December-March). Outside this time, this small fishing village, like all the other coastal villages, is nearly... (more)

• Chala

  If you're driving along the coast, Chala, with nearby Puerto Inca, is a good place for an afternoon stretch. The coastal village is surrounded by quiet beaches. The shore is lined with hole-in-the-wall... (more)

• Chucuito

  Chucuito (in Aymará Choque-Huito, Mountain of Gold) is the first of several small towns that dot the lake as you travel from Puno into Bolivia. If you aren't interested in architecture, colonial... (more)

• Colca Canyon

  Flying overhead, you can't miss the green, fertile trough as it cuts through the barren terrain, but it's all an illusion; only scrub brush and cactus cling to the canyon's sheer basalt sides and miles... (more)

• Cotahuasi Canyon

  Colca Canyon may be the region's most famous natural attraction, but at 3,354 meters (11,001 feet), Cotahuasi is the world's deepest gorge, beating Colca Canyon by 163 meters (534 feet). It's nearly twice... (more)

• Juli

  At one time this village may have been an important Aymará religious center, and it has served as a Jesuit training center for missionaries from Paraguay and Bolivia. Juli has been called "Little... (more)

• Lake Titicaca

  Stunning, unpredictable, and enormous, Lake Titicaca is a world of unique flora, fauna, cultures, and geology. Lago Titicaca, which means lake of the grey (titi) puma (caca) in Quechua, borders Peru and... (more)

• Mollendo

  Mollendo is a cheerful, Spanish-influenced town with colorful, colonial architecture and 35 km (21 mi) of clean, sandy beach. The brightly painted colonial homes and groomed plazas appear as if they were... (more)

• Pomata

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• Puno

  Puno doesn't win any beauty pageants—brown unfinished cement homes, old paved roads, and a dusty desert has been the landscape for years. It's a sharp contrast to Puno's immediate neighbor, Lake... (more)

• Santuario Nacional Lagunas de Mejía

• Sillustani