This is the Peru chapter from Lonely Planet's South America on a Shoestring guidebook.

Like a continent in miniature, Peru will astound you with its diversity. Not even fierce Inca warriors or Spanish conquistadors could totally dominate such jaw-dropping terrain. Whether you want to follow the 'Gringo Trail' or ride a slow boat down the Amazon, this chapter shows the way.

• Machu Picchu: trek a breathless rite of passage to awe-inspiring ancient Inca ruins
• maps
• Cuzco: pound colonial cobblestone streets in this charming Andean town
• transport & directory
• Arequipa: embrace wild arequipeña nightlife under the watchful eye of imposing volcanoes and sunken canyons
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Lima, South Coast, Lunahuaná, Pisco, Ica, Huacachina, Nazca, Tacna, Arequipa & Canyon Country, Arequipa, Cañón del Colca, Lake Titicaca, Juliaca, Puno, Island-Hopping, Cuzco & the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, The Inca Trail, Central Highlands, Ayacucho, Huancayo, North Coast, Trujillo, Huanchaco, Chiclayo, Piura, Máncora, Huaraz & the Cordilleras, Huaraz, Parque Nacional Huascarán, North of Huaraz, Chavín de Huántar, Cordillera Huayhuash, Northern Highlands, Cajamarca, Chachapoyas, Kuélap, Tarapoto, Amazon Basin, Puerto Maldonado, Parque Nacional Manu, Pucallpa, Yarinacocha, Iquitos.