Travel Guide:peru
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites Under Threat Around the World
This magnificent “lost city of the Incas” is cited by UNESCO as beset by logging, poor waste management and agricultural incursion but hasn’t been placed on its list of sites in danger. This sleepy western Japanese town had “no outstanding universal value,” according to the International Council on Monuments and Sites, which makes recommendations on world heritage sites.
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Bellavista: Peru's Hidden Gem of a Seaport Town
It used to be that travelers to Peru mostly regarded Lima as a place to pass through on the way to the country’s lowland jungles or its Andean treasures of Cusco and Machu Picchu. Lima has always been my only destination in Peru, because my wife grew up in the area and we often return with our daughter to visit her grandparents. Avenida Elmer Faucett, the road that carries travelers from Jorge Chávez International Airport toward the heart of Lima, cuts through Bellavista, one of Callao’s six d
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5 Amazing Vacations that Help You Save the World
Why not help save the sea turtles while on vacay? (Photo: Thinkstock)
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Where to Get Your Tan (and Your History) on in Peru
Twice now during long winter stays in Lima, I escaped the city’s cloudy gray weather that’s nearly continuous from June through October by taking a 75-minute flight to Peru’s second most populous city. With year-round daytime temperatures between 68 and 78 degrees, endless blue skies, and 300 days of sunshine, Arequipa never disappoints. Located at roughly 7,500 feet above sea level in a lush valley between the Andes and coastal desert of southwestern Peru, Arequipa was founded in 1540 by thos
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#Real Travel: Love on the Road, Peru
Yahoo Travel profiles readers who came back from a trip with the best souvenir ever — true love. Got your own story? Tweet at us with the hashtag #YahooTravelLove.
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#RealTravel: My Friends Bailed, So I Mastered Machu Picchu Alone
We know that real-life travel isn’t what you read about in glossy magazines or see on the Travel Channel.
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Why Don't We Have These?! Fast-Food Bites Found Abroad We Wish We Had Here
The Black Burger at McDonald’s in Hong Kong. (Photo: That Food Cray)
