Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cotahuasi
The 12-hour road journey from Arequipa plus spartan facilities scare off all
but the brave from the world's deepest canyon (
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Choquequirau
These remote ruins are a sister site to Machu Picchu, but require four days
of hard trekking (
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RÃo Heath
To enjoy a little-known Amazonian wonder, the magical Parque Nacional
Bahuaja-Sonene is one of Peru's largest, wildest, most biodiverse regions (
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Pisco
Emblematic of Peru, this potent grape brandy is best known in sours - paired with sugar
and lime juice and prepared with artistry (
and
pageantry) by Peruvian bartenders. New
fusions (think macerated jungle fruit, coca leaves and herbs) make it even more quaffable.
Follow its journey from producer to cocktail hour.
Tacama
Offering the best of Ica's wine and, by definition, pisco, this place lays on free
tours and tastings at its lovely colonial hacienda (
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Museo del Pisco
A chic Cuzco bar with a knowledgeable staff who can guide you
through an encyclopedic list of piscos and original cocktails that wow (
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Lima bars
Do a DIY tour, tasting pisco sours at the historic bar that first made it, El
Bolivarcito, and discovering the best bastard incarnations at the hipster bar-mansion
Ayahuasca (
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Luanahuná
Taste industrial-strength pisco (or sweet wines) at the Bodega Santa Maria -
a doable day trip from Lima (
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