Viva Travel Guide to Peru

This April 2010 edition is the most up-to-date guide to Peru available anywhere. Peru's soaring mountains, untamed jungles and wild beaches have been welcoming travelers for millennia. Visitors today will find a dynamic, exciting country that is still immersed in its past as the center of Inca civilization and Spain's New World empire. Let VIVA guide you through Peru's fascinating mix of cultures and landscapes. With this guidebook, you can -Explore the legacy of Peru's ancient cultures, from the mysterious Nazca Lines and priceless relics of Sipan to the incomparable Machu Picchu. -Hike centuries-old Inca footpaths through timeless Andean villages -Commune with nature in some of the world's driest deserts, highest peaks and most remote rain forest. Why settle for an outdated guidebook? The VIVA community of on-the-ground travel writers, local experts and travelers like you are continuously updating and improving this guide at vivatravelguides.com. Join them, and together we'll make the best guidebook to Peru even better.Newton, Paula is the author of 'Viva Travel Guide to Peru', published 2007 under ISBN 9780979126437 and ISBN 0979126436.