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South America

Peru

Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Puno, Arequipa and Paracas. For each city, the days the guide recommends, the best time to go and the estimated daily cost, excluding flights. Use these figures as a reference and check prices for your dates.

South AmericaLimaLima is a food destination, with ceviche at noon and some of the most awarded kitchens in South America, under gray sky from May to October. Capital of Peru in a desert with less than 10 mm of rain a year, it has 10 million residents and adobe pyramids from the 3rd century among buildings.

Days: 2–3
When: Jan–Apr
Per person/day: Average 350–550 S/Mid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaCuscoIn Cusco, colonial houses and churches rest on Inca stone walls, older than the 1533 Spanish conquest. Former capital of the Inca state, it sits at 3,399 m in the Peruvian Andes and is the starting point for Machu Picchu, 75 km away.

Days: 4–5
When: Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Per person/day: Average 350–600 S/Mid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaMachu PicchuMachu Picchu is visited along a route and at a time specified on the entry ticket. Its three circuits separate panoramic terraces, the urban sector and mountain routes; arrival in the village, the ascent to the site and the return train need to fit around that choice.

Days: 1–2
When: Apr–Oct
Per person/day: Average 425 S/Mid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaPunoPeruvian port on Lake Titicaca, with totora islands, the weavers of Taquile, and the funerary towers of Sillustani.

Days: 2–3
When: May–Oct
Per person/day: Explore costsGuide estimate
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaArequipaChurches, casonas, and an entire monastery of white volcanic stone, picanterías with their own cooking, and Misti on the horizon.

Days: 2–3
When: Apr–Nov
Per person/day: Average 209 PENMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaParacasSea lions on the Ballestas Islands, red beaches in the desert and the Huacachina dunes an hour away by road

Days: 2–3
When: Jan–Apr · Dec
Per person/day: Average 294 PENMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

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