Peru is legendary among world travelers looking for new experiences. Stunningly endowed in both natural and man-made attractions, Peru offers much more than most short trips can hope to take in: charming Andean highlands towns with colonial architecture, remote jungle lodges in the Amazon basin, soaring snowcapped mountains and volcanoes, a 3,220km (2,000-mile) Pacific coastline, and, of course, the legacies of the Incas...
Down Time Once you've made a name for yourself in the burly world of ski mountaineering, astonished your buds, bagged a few sponsors, shot some sick footage that had Banff buzzing—in short, once you're at the top of your game, can you actually take a vacation? The author investigates in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, where six adventurers scramble to beat "poachers" to first descents, contend with one another's egos, and, finally, try to make history Source: Outside
Pourover Somewhere at the bottom of the deepest canyon on earth flows the Cotahuasi—a long, roiling ribbon of whitewater, a river so old and dangerous that you never master it, you just surrender to it. And pay respect to its ghosts. Source: Outside
Posada Amazonas The Amazon through the eyes of the true people Source: Outside
The Book You can't buy it in any store, can't send away for it online, can't meet the author (there are thousands), and you probably won't be able to read it if you do find it, since much of it is written in Hebrew. PATRICK SYMMES follows the trail of an underground global legend: the everywhere-and-nowhere travel bible of Israel's combat-fatigued, footloose vagabond youth. Source: Outside
Your Wish Is Their Command This luxury-travel company delivers your wildest adventure dreams Source: Outside
The Long Way Home Snowbound in the Andes after their plane crashes, the starving members of a Uruguayan rugby squad are forced to live off the flesh of their fallen teammates. Now, for the first time, the hero of their ordeal writes his own story. In this exclusive excerpt from Miracle in the Andes, Nando Parrado reveals the untold horrors of their suffering—and the courage and faith that got them out alive. Source: Outside
The Mysteries of Machu Picchu For centuries this breathtaking Inca city lay deserted and forgotten in the mountains of Peru. Rediscovered in 1911, it has tantalized visitors with unanswered questions ever since.
From the Incas to the Amazon A mystical journey through Peru’s "orchid season” reveals the country’s mysterious, enlivened, and inviting sides—without sapping your bank account.
