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The Inca Trail offers a hardy hike. Therefore, your appetite is sure to be the same! The quality of food that you will enjoy along this trek is impressive given the fact that it is all transported by your porters. This article gives you an idea of what you can expect to eat along your journey, including a sample menu.

When my husband and I were in Peru a few season ago... And had even heard a few stories from a co-worker of mine who had a brush with a security dog at the airport who sniffed out a bit of coca leave reside on her pants after a few weeks in Peru, without a good wash. Don't worry, it ended well. But what surprised me were the uses of the coca …

A letter from Charles Munn, Senior Conservation Zoologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, discussing the nature of the tropical forest around Tambopata Nature Reserve in Peru.

More new species of birds have been discovered in Peru within the last 30 years than in any other country - approximately 200 new species since 1972! For obvious reasons, this region is a birder's paradise. Here are some bird watching tips, plus information on the species that reside in the Manu and Tambopata regions of the Peruvian Amazon.

This Amazon reserve protects the biological diversity of the Tavara and Candamo Rivers and most of the Tambopata River. The reserve has a philosophy of sustainable development and conservation of forest resources in the Amazon and Peru.

The sky is blue and the intense Andean sun burns down on us, cooled by the high altitude and the wind. Our Quechua guide, Vidal, in a brilliantly-beaded ear-covering Peruvian cap, poses before the ancient rocks of Sacsayhuaman and speaks. “Manca Inca was the last independent Inca king. Here, in 1536, his general lost the final battle to the …