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Central Highlands
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Why Go?
If it's breathtaking ancient ruins or immersion in uninterrupted wilderness that you crave
during your Peruvian voyage, listen up. The rocky, remote central highlands can match the
country's better-known destinations for these things and more: with the almost absolute ab-
sence of other travelers.
This sector of the Andes is Peru at its most Peruvian: at its zenith from Easter to July for
the greatest of its myriad fiestas. Travel here is not for the faint-hearted. But adventure-
spirited souls will discover better insights into local life than are possible elsewhere: bond-
