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2 Green Shuttle Buses waiting to depart from Machu Picchu

Shuttle Buses to Machu Picchu

If you are travelling to Machu Picchu soon, you will more than likely use the shuttle bus service to get to Machu Picchu. Paul Jones, a Peru travel expert takes a closer look at everything you need to know about the
Hikers on the Inca Trail

How to get Inca Trail Permits

The Inca Trail is one of Peru’s most famous treks, and every year thousands of foreign visitors are lured to the Andes to experience the magic, beauty and outright challenge of hiking this legendary trek. Unlike other treks in Peru, the
Statue of Hiram Bingham Excavating

Peru Travel: Cusco’s La Casa Concha Museum

Located in Cusco’s historical centre, La Casa Concha Museum (the Shell House) is a new museum dedicated to the history of Machu Picchu. Paul Jones one of our Machu Picchu Vacations experts went along to explore what La Casa Concha Museum
The Only Peru Guide

5 Peru Travel Annoyances – Personal Safety

I never like to write bad things about Peru. For me, Peru it is a country of so much promise, great culture, incredible attractions and wonderful people. But, from time to time there are things which happen that put a dampener
Yellow "Tico" Taxis in Peru

Peru Vacation Tips: How much is a Taxi to the Sacred Valley

Updated: February 02, 2014 with the latest prices! Getting around in Peru is really not that difficult with a little know how  and one of the most popular methods is to take a taxi. I read time and time again in many Peru
Festival of Corpus Cristi in Plaza de Armas Cusco, Peru

Peru Festivals Calendar 2014/2015

Plan your Peru vacation to coincide with one of these and you will be treated to a visual symphony of colour and/or energetic traditional dancing in the streets and/or delicious morsels of native cuisine and/or humbling displays of religious fervour. The