Peru & Bolivia Travel Blog: Expert Guides & Insider Tips 2026

This month, the oldest civilization of the Americas celebrated the 19^th anniversary of its discovery. As part of the traditional celebrations hosted by the archeological team at the sacred city of Caral, the newest archeological findings were announced, proving yet again that there is still so much to discover about the pre-Incan civilization which built Caral 5,000 years ago and controlled Peru's desert coast for more than a milennia before likely succumbing to the stresses

Humpback whales provide such a spectacular show as they jump, splash, and sing that whale watching is becoming a local draw in Peru's Piura region. This year, three thousand Peruvian and foreign tourists visited Piura during the whale watching season, a 50% increase over last year. They aren't the only ones who are coming in greater numbers: according to experts, some four thousand whales arrived last year, compared to an estimate of six thousand this year.

The mysteries of Machu Picchu never fail to captivate both researchers and travelers alike. As the recently announced results of a team of Polish and Peruvian researchers shows, there is still much to discover within the citadel itself, and inside of Machu Picchu Sanctuary.

Two thousand-year old mummies were uncovered this week at the ancient site of Huaca Pucllana in the coastal district of Miraflores in Lima, Peru. One of them is a baby believed to have been buried alive after the death of the adult, probably as an offering to the gods.

The Moche Route along the northern coastal desert of Peru comprises the major archeological sites of the Moche, one of the most mysterious and extravagant civilizations to have existed in Peru. Along the way, you visit the  huacas (pyramid temples) and other adobe structures whose elaborate murals and friezes, mummies, ceramics and gold works all display the complex iconography of an agricultural society with a sophisticated, albeit violent, culture.

For centuries, there have been legends of submerged citadels and riches in Lake Titicaca, but now the the revolutionary subaquatic archeological dig known as the Wiñay Marka Project may be on the verge of seeing how much of those legends are true. Digging where building remains and terraces were found by geophysical surveying, divers found thousands of relics, including silver silver pieces, sheet gold, and carved stone puma heads dating back thousands of years.