Has anyone backpacked Peru? ANy recomendations?

Question

I will be going in a week and I have no fixed plans yet except arriving to Lima and going to Cuzco

Answer 1

Nice hotel for a nice pool

Answer 2

Are you traveling by yourself? How long do you plan to stay in Cusco?

Answer 3

Dear friend:

Peru features a FREE tourist information and assistance service called iperú, where visitors can ask about official tourist information on Peru, as well as assistance if the tourist feels the service paid for was not provided as advertised.

IPeru, is the PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT tourist information and assistance service, provide tourist information on the following:

- Attractions, Schedules, routes, cities and services in all over Peru.

There are Iperu offices in the main aiports and main squares in main cities in all over Peru.

Iperu, the tourist information and assistance service, can provide tourists with assistance:

- If, when paying the bill, this contains charges that were not informed beforehand.

- If the tourist made a reservation at as establishment and this was not kept.

- If a travel agency offered a series of services and conditions that were not provided.

- If a flight was delayed or cancelled, and the airline did not comply with providing necessary compensations and information during the interruption.

- If the airline or overland company take no responsibility for loss of luggage.

- If the tourist was charged a higher rate for a service provided due to the fact he or she was a foreigner.

- If the tourist needs advice because he has lost documents or valuable objects have been stolen.

To be able to serve you better, Iperu will need your cooperation to provide them with clear facts and documents. In every case, read carefully the conditions of the goods and services to be paid for.

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Contact info / Informations de contact:

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- Iperu E-mail : [e-mail]

- Telephone 24 / 365: (51 1) 574-8000 (Phone located in Lima).

- Iperu Website: http://www.peru.info/e_ftoiperueng.asp (English version).

- Peru Website: http://www.peru.info/peruuk.asp (English version).

- Iperu Website: http://www.peru.info/f_ftoiperufra.asp (Francaise version).

- Peru Website: http://www.peru.info/perufra.asp (Francaise version).

In Perú you can visit:

- El Parque de la Reserva y el Circuito Mágico del Agua (Lima).

- Caral, la civilización más antigua de toda América (Lima).

- Santuario Nacional de Huayllay (Pasco Región).

- Pozuzo, Villa Rica And Santa Rosa, german colonies in the Peruvian Amazon selva (Oxapampa, Pasco Región).

- Parque Nacional del Huascarán and Huayhuash trek (Huaráz, Ancash Región).

- Chan Chan Citadel (Trujillo, La Libertad Región).

- Chicama, world's longest wave, Surf paradise (Trujillo, La Libertad Región).

- Inka's Hotsprings (Baños del Inca) and Ramsom Room (el Cuarto del Rescate) (Cajamarca).

- Lord of Sipán (Chiclayo, Lambayeque Región).

- Piura y Tumbes beach, Máncora (Piura y Tumbes Regions).

- Kuelap Fortress (Chachapoyas, Amazonas Región).

- Gocta waterfalls, third in the World (Chachapoyas, Amazonas Región).

- The Amazon River and the Jungle (Iquitos, Loreto Región).

- Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, paradise in the Amazon Jungle (Iquitos, Loreto Región).

- Manu National Park, paradise in the Amazon Jungle (Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios Región).

- Nazca Lines (Ica).

- Paracas National Reserve, full of water wildlife (Ica).

- Santa Catalina convent y White City architecture (Arequipa).

- Cotahuasi and Colca canyons, deepest canyons in the world and Andean Condor's homeland (Arequipa).

- Cusco city, Inca trek, Machu Picchu, Koricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Choquequirao... (Cusco).

- Titicaca Lake, the Chullpas, Tiahuanaco culture and Uros islands (Puno).

- Toquepala Cavern (Tacna).

- Peruvian handicrafts and Ayacucho city (all over Peru and Ayacucho city).

- Peruvian cuisine, one of the 3 best in the world.

Answer 4

I spent a month there backpacking. Had a good time. We flew to Cuzco and spent a couple of days in the Sacred Valley.  We then took the train to Lake Titicaca and traveled in that area for a few days. Ended up in Arequipa which was quite enjoyable. Good hiking in the mountains.  Then abus to the Nasca lines and then all the way north to Trujillo where we finally spent the remainder of our visit in a small village on the seashore.

This was about 6 years ago and the only problem we had was that it was extremely rainy inland which stopped any flights into the tropical areas. Either the planes or the airports or both didn't have radar and so they couldn't operate in rainy conditions.

Easy access to the Internet everywhere. We got dollars from the ATM which were in all larger cities. Food was good and we never had any problems, healthwise. We did get a typhoid and a hepititis shot before going.