How is peru like? have you been there?

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it's a wonderful place to see because of all these ancient temples and things; but as it's mostly in the mountains, you should eat very little at first: pressure is different and many people throw up when they eat, say, a usual breakfast. You can expect changes in blood pressure and headaches, too. So, to enjoy yourself properly, make it a longish trip, up to two weeks to get acclimatized, and visit all the ancient temples and shrines of Incas civilization.
Machu Picchu ruins are a must, they are spectacular.

abc

a great country :

look :

www.peru.info ;)

kipse

is not just the mountains and incas u can go to white sand beaches is the north or the beutifu beaches in the south with their refreshing cold waters, nightlife in the capital is really wild if u know were to go super fun, you can go shopping in tha capital too they have huge modern malls just like USA if not better and everything is cheap (because of the coin exchange)... u can go to skii in ancash , u can go to the rain forest in the amazonas, u have everything if u go dont be afraid of triyinf their food, it is concider one of the most diverse and delicius in the world...

good luck i hope this help

fabi_020404

Its beautiful, full of history, nice places to go, people here is friendly... just the best country =)

peru teacher

It's great. Has the coast, jungle and mountains, everythign you could want

Dave B

we have been there 3 times in the last 2 years.
the people are the best part!
they are friendly and nice...
we did earthquake relief arm in arm with the locals in the Ica are last Oct.

Cusco, machu pichu, pisco, sacred valley, ausnagate trek lares trek, jungle.... its all great...

http://www.botterill.com/8.html

parabolicdune@sbcglobal.net

It is a beautiful country with great people just like everyone says. It can however be a very dangerous place.

When traveling to Peru be very cautious. Most people who come into contact with you for business in Peru will try to take you for as much as they can. This means that Taxi drivers will try to get you to pay for everything including lunch. Negotiate a price before you get into the vehicle. Carry a knife with you and sit directly behind the driver. Know your route. A friend of mine got rolled by a taxi driver. The driver took him to a place where some of his friends were waiting, they took everything including his shoes. Be aggressive.

Also be aware of the health standards. As they are extremely low. I got deadly ill when I was in Peru. Carry some Cipro with you. It'll turn a bad vacation into an enjoyable one. Stay away from pork when in Peru. Processed Ham is OK but anything else is dangerous.

Everywhere you go you will also encounter some dude chiseling rocks. I think they assign one to every American who enters the country. You will be awoken by this guy chiseling rocks every morning no matter where your at in Peru. It's highly difficult to cope with when you have a hangover.

Pass on the Guinea Pig.

They use human feces to fertilize their lettuce.

Girls won't drink ice cold beer because they think that it harms their uterus.

All the bus drivers think that they're Mario Andretti.

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