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

Grave robbers have tunneled into the massive El Castillo de Huarmey hill four hours outside of Lima for centuries, and yet, to the surprise of everyone, it is the site of one of the most important archeological discoveries in years: an untouched royal Wari tomb housing the bodies of queens and princes, other elites, and human sacrifices. Looters came very close, but found neither the entrance nor the thousand fine artifacts of silver, gold, and more  tucked away inside....

The director of Machu Picchu and leader of its archeological team, Fernando Astete, announced this week the discovery of a new Inca Trail leading to Machu Picchu Citadel. Intriguingly, the newly-discovered trail seems to predate Machu Picchu itself. It covers nearly a mile and includes tunnel carved into the mountain side.

Crossing the hanging Q'eswachaka bridge can be hair-raising for safety-minded travelers, despite its common local use, but it provides a taste of the life of ancient Peru, as does witnessing the communal work and traditional festivities surrounding the last Inca bridge and its renovation each June...

Upon flying into Jorge Chávez airport in Lima, you might notice an iPerú app stand. What's that about? Mincetur (Peru's Tourism and Foreign Commerce Ministry) is promoting a new mobile app intended to provide greater safety for travelers and locals, which travelers can download the app at the stand or from a QR code...

Geoglyphs similar to the Nazca Lines have been discovered in the Chincha Valley, the cradle of Afro-Peruvian culture found south of Lima in Ica, the same desert coastal department as the more famous Nazca Lines. A team of archeologists directed by UCLA's Charles Stanish have concluded that these lines predate the Nazca Lines by three centuries....

Peru has more than 500 protected species, 64 of which are considered critically endangered. Experience the amazing biodiversity of Peru by admiring its vulnerable and endangered animals in their natural habitat. Watching a giant condor soar, a blue whale breach, the blue-headed macaws congregate, or a yellow-tailed woolly monkey try to lift your camera is an amazing experience. Here's your guide on where and when to go.