History & Culture Archive

Stand in the grounds and allow yourself to wonder about how this site, constructed at the same time as the great pyramids of Egypt, helped to shape the course of civilization forever. Discover what makes the people of Caral so wholly

Everybody knows about the famous tours in the southern part of Peru heading from the coast towards Cusco, or even more popular, the treks to Machu Picchu. but what about exploring some of the lesser-known places in Northern Peru that offer

  Tours to the historical Center leave at 9:45 A.M. Barranco leave at 10:35 A.M and Miraflores leave at 2:55 P.M. every day. Just visit the Tourist Information Center to sign up! – Avenida Jose Larco 799, Miraflores – Av. Diagonal

Holy Moly!!!!! What a great experience! Last night I visited the Planetarium in Cusco. I was picked up from Plaza Regocijo in Cusco. A bus took me and a small group of other visitors to the small planetarium hidden in the

Where did the name Peru come from? The name was never a word used by natives or by the Inca. So where did it originate? Who gave the country its name and why. The chronicles of Garcilaso de la Vega shed

For many people there is only one thing worse than visiting an old church while on holiday, and that’s visiting lots of old churches. So why on earth would you buy the “boleto religioso”, a ticket that entitles you visit not

Not everyone who visits Machu Picchu arrives via the legendary Inca Trail. Some people actually prefer a combination of swanky hotels and luxury trains to gasping for breath, shivering in a bivouac and coming face to face with other people’s bad

1)      Machu Picchu’s Royal Plaza once became a helicopter landing pad. According to accounts by Dr. Manuel Chávez Ballón, Machu Picchu’s late resident archaeologist, in 1978 in preparation for the arrival of the king and queen of Spain, Carlos and Sofia,

Peru is slowly becoming a tourist destination of choice. Although widely unknown to the majority of people around the world, Peru offers international travelers the chance to embrace some great travel experiences. There are so many things to see and do, it’s difficult

I have lived in Peru for quite a few years now, and in that time I can say that I have visited quite a lot of museums around the country. Generally speaking, only a small handful of the museums I have