How Authentic Are Peruvian Chifas to Their Chinese Origins?

Posted on December 16, 2011 - Category Culture & Traditions, Peru, Travel Tales | 1 Comment

As a first-time visitor and recent resident of Peru, learning and discovering the city’s dishes has been an absolute adventure in and of itself. Each menu looks like a code waiting to be deciphered with so many varieties of dishes just in the Peruvian genre and without mention of Lima’s vast international cuisines as well. [...]

South America: A True Rainbow of Sights

Posted on November 15, 2011 - Category Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Destination Highlight, Ecuador, Peru | Leave a Comment

A visit to South America means to indulge yourself in all the sounds, smells, and colors of the Latin lifestyle. As well, the enormous continent gives way to some of the most stunning sights to be treasured no matter how seasoned the traveler. Here, we celebrate examples of the rainbow of highlights that South America [...]

Lima daytrips: Walking Through the Fairytale Landscape of Lomas de Lachay

Posted on October 14, 2011 - Category Peru | Leave a Comment

For the last few months, Lima has been plagued by the annual winter garúa cloud, keeping the city in a persistent state of somberness and gloominess. With the gray coastal fog tightly hugging the capital, the skies are a constant shade of overcast often offering no sight of the sun for weeks on end. However, [...]

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 [...]

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 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. [...]

Peru Travel Guide: Lima Stepping into the Future

Posted on December 3, 2010 - Category Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

With its gigantic avenues, impressive traffic jams, and continuous day and night movement, Lima is the perfect example of a booming dynamic South American capital. Although it is usually neglected in favor of Peru’s world-wide celebrated countryside filled with mysterious history, glorious landscapes, and stunning archeological sites, a Lima tour is a must for travelers [...]