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Rich culture and elegant cities frame Incan ruins, Amazon adventure, and Andes hiking 

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The places that pull us back

Explore our team’s favorite destinations. Not the entire map, but a handful of places we love returning to.

Traveler reclines on a cushioned daybed beneath a thatched cabana, facing Lake Titicaca and mountains at sunset.

Lake Titicaca

The largest freshwater lake in South America, Lake Titicaca is known for its floating islands, ancient culture, and UNESCO World Heritage status. 

Stone path winds along a misty ridge, with an Inca ruin emerging through sunlit fog above jungle canopy.

Machu Picchu

Perched within a misty, orchid-filled tropical forest high in the Andes Mountains of Peru, Machu Picchu is one of the most alluring archaeological sites in the world.

The ornate Baroque facade of Cusco Cathedral faces the wide cobblestone Plaza de Armas.

Cusco

Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco remains a city that blends colonial Spanish charm with older, more austere remains of pre-Columbian glory.

An Andean condor soars with wings spread wide against the rocky walls of Peru's Colca Canyon.

Colca Canyon

Carved over millennia by the meandering Colca River, this canyon stands as one of the world’s deepest.

Stone terraces and Inca ruins cling to a steep hillside in the Sacred Valley, with rugged mountains behind.

Sacred Valley

Located in the Andes mountains near Cusco, the Sacred Valley holds great historical and cultural significance as it was once the heartland of the Inca Empire, and lies beneath the world-famous site of Machu Picchu.

Intricate adobe friezes and eroded mud-brick walls stretch across the ancient ruins of Chan Chan.

Northern Peru

Northern Peru attracts intrepid travelers with its mix of archaeological sites, cultural heritage, and natural beauty; all hidden far away from the well-known Machu Picchu.

Aerial view of Lima's dense coastal cityscape stretching along cliffs above the Pacific Ocean.

Lima

Founded by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1535, Lima was first named “City of Kings”–a biblical reference to the ‘Three Wise Men of the East’–before its name was changed by the Spanish colonialists.

Red macaw flies with wings spread wide, showing bright scarlet feathers and long tail against a blurred green forest.

Amazon Rainforest

A vast natural wonder visible from space, the Amazon Delta needs no introduction. Shared by eight countries, Brazil claims the lion’s share and contains pockets so remote they’ve never been explored.