Peru is the world's second-largest producer of cocaine.
Peru’s name may come from the Spanish misapplication of the Quechua word "pelu", meaning a river.
About 65 million guinea pigs are consumed in Peru every year.
The pisco sour is Peru’s national drink. It is made using pisco (grape) brandy, lemons, sugar, egg whites, and ice and is finished with Angostura bitters.
Peru is the eighth-largest producer of coffee in the world and the fifth-largest producer of Arabica coffee beans.
Peru’s Cotahuasi Canyon is reported to be the deepest canyon in the world. At 11,004 feet (3,354 m), it is almost twice as deep as the U.S.’s Grand Canyon.
By about 3,000 B.C., almost every weaving technique known today had been invented by the Peruvians.
Our Suggestions
Machu Picchu - Sacred Valley - Cusco
Take the gringo trail around the south
Ayahuasca Ceremony with an Amazonian Shaman in Iquitos
Eat some of the best food in the world in Lima (it's known for it)
