Peru (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

360 Pages·2008·133.47 MB·English

by  DK Publishing

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
PERU
ANCIENT SITES
RESTAURANTS • MAPS
ARCHITECTURE
MUSEUMS • CATHEDRALS
RAINFOREST • MOUNTAINS
THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT
OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU
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Peru Region by Region
THE NORTHERN
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DESERT HIGHLANDS IGHLANDS
Pages 214–233 Pages 234–247
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Pages 84–91 Pages 92–99 BLANCA
Pages 196–213
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Pages 248–263 Pages 182–195
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MAIN CONTRIBUTOR: MARYANNE BLACKER
MANAGING EDITOR Aruna Ghose
DESIGN MANAGER Priyanka Thakur
PROJECT EDITOR Shikha Kulkarni
PROJECT DESIGNER Shruti Singhi
EDITOR Jyoti Kumari
DESIGNERS Pooja Badola, Anchal Kaushal
SENIOR CARTOGRAPHIC MANAGER Uma Bhattacharya
CARTOGRAPHER Mohammad Hassan
SENIOR DTP DESIGNER Vinod Harish Inhabitants of Islas Uros, Lake Titicaca
SENIOR PICTURE RESEARCHER Taiyaba Khatoon
PICTURE RESEARCHER Sumita Khatwani
ASISTANT PICTURE RESEARCHER Shweta Andrews CONTENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
Maryanne Blacker, Jorge Riveros Cayo, INTRODUCING
Dominic Hamilton, Rob Rachowiecki,
Joby Wiliams PERU
PHOTOGRAPHERS
DISCOVERING
Demetrio Carrasco, Nigel Hicks, Linda Whitwam
PERU 8
ILLUSTRATORS
Chapel Design & Marketing Ltd., Chinglemba Chingbham,
Surat Kumar Mantoo, Arun Pottirayil, PUTTING PERU ON
T. Gautam Trivedi, Mark Arjun Warner THE MAP 10
Reproduced in Singapore by Colourscan
Printed and bound in China by L.Rex Printing Co. Ltd A PORTRAIT OF
First American Edition, 2008 PERU 12
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Published in the United States by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, PERU THROUGH
Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York 10014 THE YEAR 34
Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London
A Penguin Company THE HISTORY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT OF PERU 40
CONVENTIONS. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN
A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS,
ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE WITHOUT LIMA AREA BY
THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER. AREA
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
A CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION RECORD IS LIMA AT A GLANCE 56
AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
ISSN 1542-1554 CENTRAL LIMA 58
ISBN: 978-0-7566-3645-6
MIRAFLORES & SAN
Front cover main image: Machu Picchu ruins
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The information in this
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date
as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however,
such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging
arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The
publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising
from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party
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Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley,
80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL. Nazca ceramic bottle with
stylized patterns
The Inca Inti Raymi festival celebrated at Sacsayhuamán
PERU REGION BY
REGION
PERU AT A GLANCE 114
THE SOUTHERN
COAST 116 Br ihtgly-painted plates at a local
market, Chinchero
CANYON
COUNTRY 130 OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES 306
THE INCA
HEARTLAND 152 SPECIALIZED
HOLIDAYS 312
BARRANCO 84
CENTRAL
SIERRA 182 SURVIVAL GUIDE
FARTHER AFIELD 92
CORDILLERA BLANCA PRACTICAL
SHOPPING IN LIMA 100
196 INFORMATION 316
ENTERTAINMENT IN
THE NORTHERN TRAVEL
LIMA 102
DESERT 214 INFORMATION 326
LIMA STREET
THE NORTHERN GENERAL INDEX
FINDER 104
HIGHLANDS 234 334
THE AMAZON ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BASIN 248 346
TRAVELERS’ PHRASE BOOK 350
NEEDS
WHERE TO STAAY 266
WHERE TO EAT 282
SHOPPING IN PERU 302
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