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The Onlye Peru Guide

Review: 2 Days / 1 Night Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Is the 2-Days / 1-Night Inca Trail to Machu Picchu really worth the hike? Or, should you just go for the full 4-days trek and experience the full fat version of the trail? Last week, I managed to get out from
The Onlye Peru Guide

Machu Picchu: New Entrance Rules, July 01, 2017

On Thursday April 27, 2017, Peru’s Ministry of Culture announced the new entrance rules for visiting Machu Picchu. The new Ministerial Resolution No. 070-2007-MC, was first published in February 21, 2017, in the El Peruano, a newspaper which is used by
The Only Guide Peru

The Cola de Mono Zip Line – Santa Teresa: A Review

If you are an adrenaline junkie and are looking to have a few hours of all out hard core fun, then the Cola de Mono Zip Line in Santa Teresa shouldn´t be missed. Here you´ll find information on everything you need
The Onlye Peru Guide

Shortage of Machu Picchu Tickets for August 2014

General admission Machu Picchu entrance tickets for August 2014 are selling out completely. Make sure that you plan ahead and buy your tickets with several weeks (if not months) of anticipation. Don’t travel to Peru and miss out on your chance
The Onlye Peru Guide

New Entrance Rules for Machu Picchu (August 2014)

This week the Management of the National Park of Machu Picchu have communicated several new entrance rules which are now being enforced from this month forward. Although the new entrance rules will not affect the majority of visitors, the new will
The Only Peru Guide

Review: The Tree House Restaurant, Machu Picchu Pueblo

In a town of many mediocre restaurants and eateries, could the Tree House Restaurant in Aguas Calientes offer a glimmer of hope?  Paul Jones, the editor of the Only Peru Guide went along for an evening meal and to review the
Panormamic photo of Machu Picchu Peru

20 Essential Tips About a Trip to Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is by far the top tourist attraction in Peru. Every day hundreds of foreign tourists travel to the citadel to experience its magic and incredible beauty. Planning a trip to Machu Picchu can be difficult, but at the Only
Panoramic view of Machupicchu in Peru

5 Attractions in Peru That Shouldn’t be Missed

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
Alternative view of Machu Picchu in Peru, Panoramic photo of ruins

How to Buy Machu Picchu Entrance Tickets

Just about every visitor to Peru is going to need to buy Machu Picchu entrance tickets. But with a government website that rarely works, and tickets not available for general sale at the entrance to Machu Picchu, just how do you
Red passport type stamp of Peru

Our Thoughts to the Kidnapping Warning in Cusco and Machu Picchu

On February 13, the Embassy of the United States of America in Lima published a security message on their website about a ‘Potential Kidnapping Threat in Cusco’. Such a message is quite a scary thought for anyone travelling to Peru in