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

Peru's "City of Kings", the capital city of Lima, winning 31 of 57 possible votes in the competition to host the 2019 Pan American Games! Before the election, the delegation gave an emotional presentation, with speeches in English and Spanish as well as promotional videos highlighting the virtues of Lima. This is the first time Peru will be hosting.

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.

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.

Lima's restaurants made a strong showing when UK-based William Reed Business Media published its list of the top restaurants in Latin America, with seven restaurants in the top 20. Lima's landmark Astrid & Gaston restaurant even took the first spot on the prestigious list.

New findings at the Paredones archeological site just outside of the city of Nazca suggests that the site not only housed important Incan authority figures, but also featured stone structures which must have been made by stoneworkers from the imperial capital, Cusco. These findings include a tomb with tell-tale offerings and Incan walls of carved, polished stone, the likes of which have not been seen along the coast before.

Cusco always celebrates World Tourism Day with a month's worth of activities. Although must of the schedule details are still vague, some information has been released regarding the bigger events this year: the outdoor concert in the Plaza de Armas, the Warachicuy Festival, Rafting Festival, the Great Excursion Week's free tours, and the welcoming of tourists at the Cusco airport by the Inca, costumed dancers, and local officials bearing gifts.