Living culture

The World's Best Restaurant 2023. Virgilio Martínez takes Peruvian biodiversity to never-before-explored heights.

The most authentic expression of Peruvian criollo music and dance. Marinera, festejo, landó and Afro-Peruvian music live with pisco and criollo dinner in bohemian Barranco.

Art boutique hotel in bohemian Lima. 19th-century republican mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Visit the world's only floating totora reed islands. Discover the ancient culture of the Uros people and sail the sacred lake.

Northern Peruvian cuisine at its finest. Monday shambar, tramboyo ceviche, northern goat stew and Trujillo's best beef seco since 1947.

Learn the ancestral art of Andean weaving with the women of Chinchero. Natural plant dye, backstrap loom technique and textiles to take home.

Transformative spiritual experience with certified ayahuasca masters. 3 nights at retreat center with preparation.

Peru produces the world's finest cacao. Discover the bean-to-bar process, taste 8 varieties of Peruvian cacao and make your own chocolate bar.

Explore the Sacred Valley on horseback along Andean trails between Inca terraces and Quechua communities. The most authentic way to experience deep Cusco.

Every evening, Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo presents dances from all Peru's regions: huayno, saya, diablada and 20+ regional costumes in a colonial theater.

Lima's criollo cuisine in its most authentic form. Causa rellena, lomo saltado and classic ceviche in a 1950s Barranco tavern atmosphere.

Lima locals' favorite cevicheria for lunch. Generous portions, fresh ceviche and unmatched leche de tigre. Constant queue, worth the wait.

Gastón Acurio's contemporary Andean cuisine in the heart of Cusco. Local ingredients, modern techniques.

Traditional Andean cuisine in the artisan neighborhood of San Blas. Baked cuy, pork chicharrón and quinotto in a colonial courtyard under the Cusco sun.