Lima Advice from a Local

Posted on September 29, 2011 - Category Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

One of the strangest phenomena when it comes to traveling is that someone who has lived all their life in one of the most popular places on earth may not necessarily have seen what all other visitors flock to and rave about. From New Yorkers who have never been to the Statue of Liberty, to [...]

Gaucho for a Day in Argentina’s Patagonia

Posted on September 26, 2011 - Category Argentina | Leave a Comment

As a team of passionate travel people ourselves, we here at Latin America For Less also love to get out and explore South America whenever we can. Between the lot of us, we’ve covered almost all major areas of the continent. Last week, we held a staff travel writing contest at our Lima office, and [...]

Mistura 2011 – Tasting the Best of Peruvian Gastronomy

Posted on September 19, 2011 - Category Peru | 1 Comment

Last week, Peru For Less had a chance to attend one of Lima’s biggest events of the year: Mistura. This was the food festival’s 4th running year and its most popular yet—over 50,000 pretickets were sold and ultimately over 361,000 attended over the last 10 days. Mistura’s reputation had made us all anxious to finally [...]

Mistura 2011: Get Ready to Eat

Posted on September 12, 2011 - Category Peru | 1 Comment

In recent years, Peru has been shining above and beyond all of its peers in the gastronomic world. With an increased national interest in fine cuisine, the rise of Gastón Acurio as one of the most renowned chefs in the industry, and the continuing interest in fusion fare, Peru has clearly developed a rising contemporary [...]

Peru Dedicates $142.5 Million in Investment to its Top 9 Attractions (part 2)

Posted on September 12, 2011 - Category Peru, Travel News, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Last Tuesday September 6, Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Jose Luis Silva announced the government’s big plans to invest US$ 142.5 million in some of Peru’s top travel destinations. This is part of a US$ 171.1 million plan to develop the country’s tourism to be carried out in the next two years. This [...]

Peru Dedicates $142.5 Million in Investment to its Top 9 Attractions (part 1)

Posted on September 8, 2011 - Category Peru, Travel News | 3 Comments

This past Tuesday September 6, Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Jose Luis Silva announced the government’s big plans to invest US$ 142.5 million in some of Peru’s top travel destinations. This is part of a US$ 171.1 million plan to develop the country’s tourism to be carried out in the next two years. [...]