Lima Airport Currency Exchange
Can you exchange money at the Lima airport? Yes, you can! Here’s the flow once you disembark your plane at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru: Interbank –…
Allies in Youth Development Visit: Peru Trip October 2023
This long overdue post is in remembrance of a special visit from representatives of Allies in Youth Development (Allies for short) in 2022. Allies has been working with local volunteers…
What to Do in the Lima, Peru Airport
The Lima airport (also known as the Jorge Chávez International Airport; airport code: LIM) is a major hub in Latin America even though it’s such a tiny airport compared to…
Where Can You Sit During Machu Picchu Tours?
So you already know that my answer to “Can Seniors Go to Machu Picchu?” is a wholehearted “Yes!” but many of our senior travelers want a more detailed explanation about…
What to Do in Lima, Peru: Barranco
It’s true that most people stay in and explore Miraflores (see How to Get from Lima Airport to Miraflores) when they visit Lima, but it’s worth noting that the 2nd…
Cusco, Peru: Must-See Inca Ruins & Spanish Architecture
The ancient capital of the Inca Empire was filled with palaces, plazas and churches by the Spanish conquistadores, which has earned it its nickname as the “Rome of America” and…
What You Need to Know Before You Hike the Inca Trail
As one of the most well-known treks in the world, the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a multi-day hiking and camping trip that takes you through the Andes mountains…
The Best Time to Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
The Inca Trail in Peru is arguably one of the most well-known hikes in the world. That means that you need to plan in advance for this trek because it…
What to Do in Cusco City
The typical Peru trip includes a day or two of acclimatization in Cusco, a city at very high altitude, before booking trekking or sightseeing tours in the area. No matter…
Why Is Rainbow Mountain Colored That Way?
On various road trips through the Andean mountains, I noticed that there are pockets of colored mountains in Peru all over the country. But, the colorful mountains in Peru found…
