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Adventure Guide to Peru [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gill, Nicholas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adventure travel.
- Peru--Description and travel.
- Peru--Guidebooks.
- Peru.
- Local Subjects:
- Adventure travel.
- Peru--Description and travel.
- Peru--Guidebooks.
- Peru.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (593 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- West Palm Beach : Hunter Publishing, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- We have the only all-color guide and the most extensive one to Peru. Larger than Spain, France and Germany combined, Peru offers astonishing variety in its landscape, from the endless desert coastline, to the cool mountain waters of Lake Titicaca, the glaciered pinnacles of the Andes or the rainforests filled with wildlife. The author shows how to explore them all, through guided tours or on your own, on brief excursions or week-long treks. Peru was home to the Inca empire 500 years ago, but this was just the last of a succession of pre-Columbian civilizations going back thousands of years. In
- Contents:
- Intro
- Introduction
- History
- Geography/Land
- Flora &
- Fauna
- National Parks, Reserves &
- Sanctuaries
- Government
- Economy
- Peru's People
- Education
- Language
- Religion
- Food &
- Drink
- Festivals &
- Events
- Shopping
- Arts &
- Culture
- Recommended Reading
- Top 20 Adventures In Peru
- Travel Information
- Documentation
- Health &
- Safety
- Toilets
- Crime
- Safety Tips
- Drugs
- Liquor Laws
- Communications
- Information Sources
- Newspapers &
- Magazines
- Internet
- Mail &
- Shipping
- Currency &
- Banking
- Electricity
- Time Zone
- What to Take
- Local Customs
- Photography
- Getting Here
- Getting Around
- Tour Operators
- Where to Stay
- Sports
- Lima
- The Colonial Center
- Where to Eat
- Bars/Clubs
- Peñas
- Barrio Chino/Chinatown
- Callao
- Pueblo Libre
- San Borja
- San Isidro
- Top 10 Restaurants of Lima
- Miraflores
- Cafés
- Bars &
- Clubs
- Monterrico
- Barranco
- Where to Stay &
- Eat
- Chorrillos
- Ceviche
- Gay &
- Lesbian Nightlife
- Tours
- Language Schools
- Entertainment
- Day-Trips from Lima
- The Southern Coast
- Chincha Alta
- Day-Trips from Chincha
- Pisco
- Getting Here &
- Around
- Sightseeing
- Day-Trips from Pisco
- Adventures on Water
- Ica
- Tourist Information
- Adventures
- Wine Tasting
- Festivals
- Day-Trips from Ica
- Nazca
- Getting Here &.
- Around
- Day-Trips from Nazca
- Arequipa
- Bars/Clubs/Pubs
- Sights
- Day-Trips from Arequipa
- Chivay
- Restaurants
- Days-Trips from Chivay
- Yanque
- Cabanaconde
- Tacna
- Day-Trips from Tacna
- To/From Chile
- The Central Highlands
- Huánuco
- Banks
- Day-Trips from Huánuco
- Huancayo
- Language Lessons &
- Other Courses
- Day-Trips from Huancayo
- Huancavelica
- Abancay
- Tour Companies
- Andahuaylas
- Bank
- Day-Trips from Andahuaylas
- Ayacucho
- Bars
- Day-Trips from Ayacucho
- Cuzco &
- the SacredValley
- Cuzco
- Barrio San Blas
- Ruins Around Cuzco
- Tour Agencies
- Cuzco &.
- Sacred Valley Festivals
- Urubamba &
- Yucay
- Pisac
- Away
- Ollantaytambo
- Tourist Agencies
- Moray &
- Maras
- Chinchero
- Aguas Caliente
- Massages
- Machu Picchu
- The Ruins
- Ways to see Machu Picchu
- The Inca Trail
- The New Regulations
- The Trail
- Alternative Trails
- Lake Titicaca &
- Puno
- Day-Trips from Puno
- Juliaca
- Getting Away
- Lake Titicaca
- Cordillera Blanca
- Huaraz
- Climate
- Groceries
- Massage
- Day-Trips from Huaraz
- Parque Nacional Huascarán
- Carhuaz
- Yungay
- Caraz
- Northern Highlands
- Cajamarca
- Day-Trips from Cajamarca
- Chachapoyas
- Where to Eat.
- Shopping
- Day-Trips from Chachapoyas
- Huancabamba
- The North Coast
- Trujillo
- Pre-History around Trujillo
- Tour Agencies &
- Guides
- Day-Trips from Trujillo
- Huanchaco
- Chiclayo
- Day-Trips from Chiclayo
- Tumbes
- Day-Trips from Tumbes
- Piura
- Day-Trips from Piura
- Mancora
- Day-Trips from Mancora
- The Amazon
- Northern Amazon
- Iquitos
- Day-Trips from Iquitos
- Ecolodges
- River Cruises
- The Southeastern Jungle/Madre de Dios
- Puerto Maldonado
- Tours &
- Activities
- Border Crossing Info
- Jungle Lodges
- Boca Manu
- Lodges
- Tour Operators.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-28032-5
- 1-281-10053-6
- 9786612280320
- 9786611100537
- 9781588436284
- 1-58843-628-4
- OCLC:
- 437182941
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