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Our Favorite Peru Photos: Part 1

Out of thousands of Peru photos (I think I was a little click happy in our first country), we chose 21 of our favorites. This selection was taken along the central coast of Peru including the cities of Lima, Pisco, Paracas, and Huacachina. Peru is an incredible country filled with a deep and colorful culture, breathtaking landscapes, and proud people. It was our favorite country on this trip so far until we recently experienced the Chilean Patagonia : ) We hope our photographs inspire you to day dream about a wondrous new place and take the next step in planning your trip to Peru!

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Bolivian Salt Flats at Salar de Uyuni

Salt. Cold. And really freakin’ awesome pictures. That’s what you can expect from Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Sitting at about 12,000 feet above sea level, Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat and roughly the size of the State of Connecticut; that’s a lot of salt! The out-of-this-world landscapes surrounding the Bolivian salt flats truly make you feel like you’ve landed on another planet. Drawing more tourists than anything else in Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni is worth all the salt and all the cold. Here’s your guide to touring Salar de Uyuni and tips for the trip.

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Top 25 Food and Drink in Peru

The food in Peru deserves some serious recognition. Despite the fact that Peru was our first stop and we had no idea how glorious our dinners were at the time (or before we got to Bolivia…) Peruvian cuisine tops the charts in South America and is finally starting to receive the world-renowned attention it deserves. With a deeply rooted indigenous Inca culture, immigrant influence, fertile soil, and potatoes for days, Peruvians have managed to create delectable dishes with lots of flavor, unlike a few of their Latin American neighbors.

However, how does a traveler know what to order when staring at a Spanish menu and playing eney-meeny-miny-moe? Here are the top 25 food and drink in Peru as well as a little about eating-in and typical costs. …Keep Reading!